Who was Bartolomue Dias?
In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia.
"Bartolomeu Dias, in full Bartolomeu Dias de Novais, Bartolomeu also spelled Bartholomew, Dias also spelled Diaz, (born c. 1450—died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope), Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope (1488), opening the sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans. He is usually considered to be the greatest of the Portuguese pioneers who explored the Atlantic during the 15th century." -https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bartolomeu-Dias
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