Dias Rounds the Cape of Good Hope
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Economics, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Trade, Commerce, Ships, Naval History, Explorers
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History, African History, Asian History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: South Africa, Portugal
- Date: August, 1487-December, 1488
Article abstract: Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope and opens up a water route to the Far East, thus eliminating the trade monopoly of Arab and Italian middlemen.
Summary of Event
The Dias expedition, one of the most important events in maritime history, was the final phase of more than a century of voyages initiated by Prince Henry the Navigator. At his center for study at Sagres in southern Portugal, Henry gather the finest minds and collected extensive geographical data. His school studied the ancient geographers and medieval maps, employed the use of...
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