1 gen 1488 anni - Bartolomeu Dias explores the coastline of South Africa
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Bartolomeu Dias was attempting to discover a trade route to the Far East. He named the southernmost cape of South Africa "Cabo das Tormentas" (Cape of Storms).
This event was significant as it was the first time any European had ever visited South Africa (that we know of).
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