Bartolomeu Dias (jun 26, 1450 – may 29, 1500)
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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 to do so, setting up the route from Europe to Asia later on.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 26, 1450
may 29, 1500
~ 49 years