Bartolomeu Dias

Sailor, Deceased Person

– 1500

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Who was Bartolomeu Dias?

Bartolomeu Dias, a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.

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Nationality
  • Kingdom of Portugal
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Died
May 29, 1500
Cape of Good Hope

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on July 23, 2013

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