Bartholomeu Diaz
Bartolomeu Dias (Anglicized: Bartholomew Diaz) (1450 - May 29, 1500) was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southern tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to do so since ancient times.
Dias was sent by King John II of Portugal in hopes of finding a trade route around Africa leading to Asia. He rounded the Cape of Good Hope with two caravels, then Cape Agulhas which is the southernmost point of Africa, finally landing at Mossel Bay at February 3, 1488. He originally named the Cape of Good Hope the Cape of Storms (Cabo das Tormentas). It was later renamed by John II as the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) because of the opening of a route to the east.
He also accompanied Pedro Alvares Cabral on the voyage that resulted in the discovery of Brazil. He died off the Cape of Good Hope in a storm.
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