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Who is the Porteguese king who renamed the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope?
John II of Portugal renamed the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope.
What land was explored by Vasco da Gama?
Cape of good hope and portugal to the east
What nickname did bartolomeu dias have?
Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southern tip of Africa. (The Cape of Good Hope)
What did king john of Portugal renamed the southern tip of Africa?
King John of Portugal renamed the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope. He renamed it that because it's discovery indicated that a sea route to India would soon be found.
Who is bartolome dias in the year 1487?
He was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the "Cape Of Good Hope". But he originally named it the "Cape Of Storms", but it was renamed by John ll of Portugal. Dias never got through the "Cape Of Good Hope" though.
What did Bartolemo Dias do?
He sailed from Portugal to the Cape of Good Hope (Southern tip of Africa) in the 15th century.
Who named the bottom of afrita the cape of good hope?
James McAllister Chase III, King of Portugal
How many miles is it from Portugal to the Cape of Good Hope?
The straight line distance is approximately 5200 miles.
Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope?
His name was Bartolomeu Dias and he did it around 1487.He named it the good hope cape after passing it, as before it was called The monsoons cape because of the heavy storms in that area.
Who is the Portuguese King that renamed the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope?
João II (John II) of Portugal renamed the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope. King John not just john
Who was the first to sail around cape of good hope?
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. This is the southernmost region of Africa. Dias, sometimes spelled as Diaz, was an explorer from Portugal.
Who finds the Cape of Good Hope?
http://www.answers.com/topic/john-ii-of-portugal as "Cape of Good Hope" (Cabo da Boa Esperança) because of the great optimism engendered by the opening of a sea route to India and the East.
