Bartolomeu Dias

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Bartolomeu Dias was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator best known for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening the sea route from Europe to Asia.

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Bartolomeu Dias canonical 19
Bartolomeo Diaz 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese person
explorer
human
navigator
causeOfDeath shipwreck
centuryOfActivity 15th century
commissionedBy John II of Portugal
surface form: King John II of Portugal
continentOfCitizenship Europe
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
dateOfBirth c. 1450
dateOfDeath May 1500
diedDuring voyage with Pedro Álvares Cabral
employer John II of Portugal
surface form: King John II of Portugal

Portuguese Crown
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Portuguese
expedition Portuguese expedition to find a sea route to India (1487–1488)
explorationEndYear 1488
explorationStartYear 1487
fullName Bartolomeu Dias self-link
hasCanonicalName Bartolomeu Dias self-link
influenced Vasco da Gama’s route to India
knownFor being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa
opening the sea route from Europe to Asia around Africa
languageSpoken Portuguese
mannerOfDeath death at sea
memorializedBy monuments at the Cape of Good Hope
nationality Portuguese
navigatedAround Cape of Good Hope
southern tip of Africa
nobleTitle knight of the royal court of Portugal
notableWork voyage around the Cape of Good Hope (1487–1488)
occupation explorer
navigator
participatedIn Pedro Álvares Cabral’s fleet to India (1500)
partOf Age of Exploration
surface form: Portuguese maritime explorations
placeOfBirth Portugal
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
placeOfDeath near the Cape of Good Hope
positionHeld sailing master of the man-of-war São Cristóvão
superintendent of the royal warehouses
religion Roman Catholicism
returnedTo Lisbon
seaRouteOpened Atlantic–Indian Ocean sea route around Africa
sexOrGender male
shipCommanded São Cristóvão
São Pantaleão

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Age of Exploration hasKeyExplorer Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias fullName Bartolomeu Dias self-link
Bartolomeu Dias hasCanonicalName Bartolomeu Dias self-link
Portuguese Empire explorer Bartolomeu Dias
John II of Portugal supportedExplorer Bartolomeu Dias
Cape of Good Hope discoveredByEuropeans Bartolomeu Dias
São Pantaleão associatedWith Bartolomeu Dias
São Cristóvão commander Bartolomeu Dias
São Cristóvão voyageLeader Bartolomeu Dias
Cabo das Tormentas discoveredBy Bartolomeu Dias
Cabo das Tormentas exploredBy Bartolomeu Dias
Cabo das Tormentas namedBy Bartolomeu Dias
Kingdom of Portugal notableExplorer Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeo hasNotableBearer Bartolomeu Dias
this entity surface form: Bartolomeo Diaz
Diaz Beach namedAfter Bartolomeu Dias
European explorers notableExplorer Bartolomeu Dias