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'''Bartolomeu Dias''' ({{pronounced|baɾtuluˈmeu ˈdiɐʃ}}; Anglicized: '''Bartholomew Diaz''') (c. 1451 – 29 May 1500), a Nobleman of the [[Royal Household]], was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[List of explorers|explorer]] who sailed around the southernmost tip of [[Africa]] in 1488, the first [[Europe]]an known to have done so. |
'''Bartolomeu Dias''' ({{pronounced|baɾtuluˈmeu ˈdiɐʃ}}; Anglicized: '''Bartholomew Diaz''') (c. 1451 – 29 May 1500), a Nobleman of the [[Royal Household]], was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[List of explorers|explorer]] who sailed around the southernmost tip of [[Africa]] in 1488, the first [[Europe]]an known to have done so. |
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Dias was a [[cavalier]] of the royal court, superintendent of the royal warehouses and sailing-master of the man-of-war ''[[São Cristóvão (ship)|São Cristóvão]]'' (''[[Saint Christopher]]''). King [[John II of Portugal]] had appointed him on 10 October 1486 as the head of an expedition that was to endeavor to sail around the southern end of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route leading to India. Another important purpose of the expedition was to try to find the country of which recent reports had arrived through [[João Afonso de Aveiro]] and with which the Portuguese wished to enter into friendly relations. Dias was searching for the lands of [[Prester John]], too, who was known as Christian priest and African Prince, though there is no evidence he ever existed. He was also sent to challenge the Muslims, who were in control of trading in Asia. |
DIAS WAS AN IDIOTIC NUTCASE WHO DIDNT LIKE TWILIGHT! I THINK HE WAS STUPID IRRESPONSIBLE AND MEAN AND HE DOESNT KNOW ONE THING ABOUT HAVING CHILDREN!!!!!!!Dias was a [[cavalier]] of the royal court, superintendent of the royal warehouses and sailing-master of the man-of-war ''[[São Cristóvão (ship)|São Cristóvão]]'' (''[[Saint Christopher]]''). King [[John II of Portugal]] had appointed him on 10 October 1486 as the head of an expedition that was to endeavor to sail around the southern end of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route leading to India. Another important purpose of the expedition was to try to find the country of which recent reports had arrived through [[João Afonso de Aveiro]] and with which the Portuguese wished to enter into friendly relations. Dias was searching for the lands of [[Prester John]], too, who was known as Christian priest and African Prince, though there is no evidence he ever existed. He was also sent to challenge the Muslims, who were in control of trading in Asia. |
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Continuing east, he sailed as far as the [[Great Fish River]]. Diaz wanted to continue on to India but was forced to turn back when his crew refused to make the journey.<ref>"The World's History, Third Edition", by Howard Spodek, Prentice Hall, NJ 2006. p444</ref> It was only on the return voyage that he discovered the Cape of Good Hope in May 1488. Dias returned to Lisbon in December 1488 after an absence of sixteen months and seventeen days. He had explored a total of about 2,030 km of unknown African coast. |
Continuing east, he sailed as far as the [[Great Fish River]]. Diaz wanted to continue on to India but was forced to turn back when his crew refused to make the journey.<ref>"The World's History, Third Edition", by Howard Spodek, Prentice Hall, NJ 2006. p444</ref> It was only on the return voyage that he discovered the Cape of Good Hope in May 1488. Dias returned to Lisbon in December 1488 after an absence of sixteen months and seventeen days. He had explored a total of about 2,030 km of unknown African coast. |
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Bartolomeu Dias (IPA: [baɾtuluˈmeu ˈdiɐʃ]; Anglicized: Bartholomew Diaz) (c. 1451 – 29 May 1500), a Nobleman of the Royal Household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.
DIAS WAS AN IDIOTIC NUTCASE WHO DIDNT LIKE TWILIGHT! I THINK HE WAS STUPID IRRESPONSIBLE AND MEAN AND HE DOESNT KNOW ONE THING ABOUT HAVING CHILDREN!!!!!!!Dias was a cavalier of the royal court, superintendent of the royal warehouses and sailing-master of the man-of-war São Cristóvão (Saint Christopher). King John II of Portugal had appointed him on 10 October 1486 as the head of an expedition that was to endeavor to sail around the southern end of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route leading to India. Another important purpose of the expedition was to try to find the country of which recent reports had arrived through João Afonso de Aveiro and with which the Portuguese wished to enter into friendly relations. Dias was searching for the lands of Prester John, too, who was known as Christian priest and African Prince, though there is no evidence he ever existed. He was also sent to challenge the Muslims, who were in control of trading in Asia. Continuing east, he sailed as far as the Great Fish River. Diaz wanted to continue on to India but was forced to turn back when his crew refused to make the journey.[1] It was only on the return voyage that he discovered the Cape of Good Hope in May 1488. Dias returned to Lisbon in December 1488 after an absence of sixteen months and seventeen days. He had explored a total of about 2,030 km of unknown African coast.
He originally named the Cape of Good Hope the "Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas). It was later renamed by King John II of Portugal as the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) because of the opening of a route to the east. The discovery of the passage around Africa was significant because for the first time Europeans could trade directly with India and the other parts of Asia, by passing the overland route through of the Middle East, with its expensive middle men. The official report of the expedition to the Cape of Good Hope has been lost.
It appears that the Portuguese took a decade-long break from Indian Ocean exploration after Dias' return. In that hiatus, it is likely that they got valuable information from a secret agent, Pêro da Covilhã, who had been sent overland to India and provided valuable information useful to their ocean navigators.[2]
It seems that Dias' name for the Cape was more accurate and prophetic in his case. In 1500, Dias was a captain in Pedro Alvarez Cabral's fleet voyaging to India around the Cape. Near the end of May, the fleet encountered a huge storm off the Cape, and four ships, including Dias', were lost with all hands.
In early 2008 Namdeb discovered an early 16th century wreck off the coast of Namibia. It was originally speculated that this might be the wreck of Dias' ship,[3] but the gold coins were identified as "Português" which were minted after 1525,[4] thus excluding the possibility of it being Dias' ship.
See also
References
- ^ "The World's History, Third Edition", by Howard Spodek, Prentice Hall, NJ 2006. p444
- ^ "The Way of the World", by David Fromkin, Vintage Books, NY 2000. p117
- ^ "Namibia finds treasure shipwreck". BBC News. May 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Destroços descobertos no Atlântico sul devem ser de barco português". Publico. May 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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