ORTUGUESE explorer and mariner Bartolomeu Dias (1450-1500) captained the first European expedition around the southern tip of Africa. With this, he proved the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Oceans were connected and that an oceanic trade route between Europe and Asia was possible via the south of Africa. Today we remember him as a pioneer who made contact between Europe, Africa and the East
THE JOURNEYS OF BARTOLOMEU DIAS
Mar 03, 2023
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