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Bartolomeu Dias is born to a father who sailed around Cape Bojador ( Jajo Dias). He is related to Deniz Dias, who discovered the Cape Verde Islands
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Bartolomeu Dias joines Diogo d'Azambuja to explore the Gold Coast of Africa
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Under the command of King J ohn the 2, Dias and Cao explored the southern coast of Africa to push the the knowledge of portgaul explores closer on finding another trade route to India.
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King John II of Portugal appoints Bartolomeu Dias leader of an expedition to sail around the southern most tip of Africa and make contact with a person Prester John.
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Bartolomeu Dias embarked from the on his voyage of exploration around Africa to the Indies with two armed guns and one supply-ship, that was commanded by his brother, Pedro Dias.
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Bartolomeu Dias returned to Lisbon having opened up new trading routes from Europe to Asia and with invaluable information for future Portuguese voyages of exploration. Dias opened the sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans. These Portuguese expeditions were lead by Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Pedro Alvares Cabral who all used the charts prepared by Bartolomeu Dias
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Dias goes with Vasco De Gama on a trip to India.
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In 1500 Diaz sailed as one of the captains in a large fleet headed by Pedro Alvares Cabral. Their destination was India, but they made a wide sweep into the South Atlantic and touched on the shores of Brazil.
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Bartolomeu Dias Dies at sea in violent storm near Cape of Good Hope on the way back from the discovery of brazil with Pedro Alvares Cabral who survived the storm.
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Dias accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral on the voyage that resulted in the discovery of Brazil. This voyage mysteriously took a course to the New World and Cabral discovered Brazil - the expedition then turned back towards the south coast of Africa.
