São Pantaleão

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São Pantaleão was one of the caravels in Bartolomeu Dias’s fleet during his pioneering voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in the late 15th century.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf caravel
sailing ship
activePeriod late 1480s
associatedWith Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese Crown
countryOfOrigin Portugal
crewType Portuguese sailors
era Age of Discovery
flag Portugal
historicalSignificance participated in the first recorded rounding of the Cape of Good Hope by Europeans
namedAfter Saint Pantaleon
operatedBy Kingdom of Portugal
participatedIn Bartolomeu Dias’s voyage around the Cape of Good Hope
Portuguese exploration of the African coast
partOf Bartolomeu Dias’s fleet
propulsion sails
purpose finding a sea route around southern Africa
sailingRegion Atlantic Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
Southern African coast
serviceEntry late 15th century
shipType caravel
technology late 15th-century Portuguese naval architecture
usedFor exploration
oceanic navigation

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bartolomeu Dias
shipCommanded

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