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Dias Rounds the Cape of Good Hope
In 1488, Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias sailed south along the west coast of Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope at Africa's southern tip, an…
Timeline
- 1487–1488Southwestern coast of Africa · Southern AfricaDias set out from Lisbon with three ships, continuing south along the known west African sea route past the coasts of Namibia and South Africa, gradually approaching the continent's southern extremity.
- 1488Cape of Good Hope · South AfricaDriven eastward by storms, the fleet successfully rounded the southernmost cape of Africa and entered the Indian Ocean, confirming a continuous sea route between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
- 1488Mozambique Channel · MozambiqueThe fleet continued east to near the Mozambique Channel, but due to supply shortages and the condition of the crew decided to turn back, arriving in Lisbon at the end of 1488 to report the voyage's results to King John II.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bartolomeu Dias https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bartolomeu-Dias
- A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks — Stewart Gordon (2015)