Bartolomeu Dias
E9698
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bartolomeu Dias canonical | 19 |
| Bartolomeo Diaz | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bartolomeo Diaz