Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese navigator, the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

Dates

c. 1450 – 29 May 1500

Events

2 events

Regions

Africa, Latin America

In the threads

Age of Discovery and the New World, History of Portugal since the Battle of Aljubarrota

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Events

• Voyage of Bartolomeu Dias around the southern tip of Africabetween July and August 1487 – December 1488 · Africa
• Discovery of Brazil by Cabral’s expedition22 April 1500 · Latin America

Often together with

Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Bartolomeu Dias
2. Wikipedia (Russian): Диаш, Бартоломеу
3. Wikidata: Q130377