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.
vasco da gama sailed around the cape of good hope but continued onto india, unlike dias who sailed around the cape of good hope but did not go further.
It is bartholomeu Dias
The Portuguese explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India was Vasco da Gama. He completed this historic voyage in 1498, successfully reaching the Indian city of Calicut. Da Gama's journey opened up a sea route to Asia, significantly impacting trade and establishing Portugal as a dominant maritime power.
Dias did not sail for the Dutch or the English, but for Portugal and is famous for his 1487 to 1488 expedition around the Cape of Good Hope.
A network of long distance trade routes dominated by Muslim merchants.
vasco da gama sailed around the cape of good hope but continued onto india, unlike dias who sailed around the cape of good hope but did not go further.
It is bartholomeu Dias
Ships sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to go from the east coast to the west coast.
Cape of Good Hope
vasco da gama sailed from Portugal to India by going around the cape of good hope in south America - he sailed for the french
He sailed to cape of good hope which is the southern tip of Africa.
Vasco da Gama. He discovered the sea route from Portugal to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.
Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southern tip of Africa. (The Cape of Good Hope)
Bartholomew Dias is a famous explorer who sailed the ocean and found the cape of storms which is later renamed the cape of good hope
He sailed from Portugal to the Cape of Good Hope (Southern tip of Africa) in the 15th century.
The Portuguese explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India was Vasco da Gama. He completed this historic voyage in 1498, successfully reaching the Indian city of Calicut. Da Gama's journey opened up a sea route to Asia, significantly impacting trade and establishing Portugal as a dominant maritime power.
Dias did not sail for the Dutch or the English, but for Portugal and is famous for his 1487 to 1488 expedition around the Cape of Good Hope.