Bartolomeu Dias' voyage rounding the Cape of Good Hope (1487–1488)

1. Portuguese crown renews search for sea route to India

   Jan 1, 1481Labels: John II, Portugal Crown

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2. Diogo Cão’s voyages extend Portuguese reach to Cape Cross

   Jan 1, 1486Labels: Diogo C, Cape Cross

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3. John II selects Dias for a secret southward expedition

   Oct 10, 1486Labels: John II, Bartolomeu Dias

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4. Dias departs Lisbon with two caravels and a supply ship

   Aug 1, 1487Labels: Bartolomeu Dias, Lisbon

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5. Fleet passes Cão’s marker and pushes into new territory

   Dec 8, 1487Labels: Diogo C, Walvis Bay

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6. Storms drive Dias into the open sea south of Africa

   Jan 6, 1488Labels: Bartolomeu Dias, Cape storms

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7. Landfall at Angra de São Brás confirms a turn eastward

   Feb 3, 1488Labels: Angra de, Mossel Bay

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8. Dias explores farther along the south coast to Algoa Bay

   Mar 1, 1488Labels: Algoa Bay, Bartolomeu Dias

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9. Rio do Infante reached; officers vote to turn back

   Mar 1, 1488Labels: Rio do, Great Fish

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10. Dias sights the cape itself on the return voyage

    May 1, 1488Labels: Cape of, Bartolomeu Dias

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11. Dias returns to Lisbon with proof of an ocean passage

    Dec 1, 1488Labels: Bartolomeu Dias, Lisbon

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12. Dias’s voyage leaves durable markers and mapped place-names

    Jan 1, 1938Labels: Padr o, False Island

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