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The Pirate King: Bartholomeu Dias

For Students 4th - 8th
The first European to see the stormy Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa was Bartholomew Diaz (or Dias), a courageous Portuguese sea captain and explorer. Diaz was one of the great Portuguese seamen who helped find the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Bartolomeu Dias

For Students 4th - 8th
Bartolomeu Dias, Dias also spelled Diaz (born c. 1450-died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope), Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope (1488), opening the sea...
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Mariners' Museum and Park

The Mariner's Museum: Bartolomeu Dias

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief biography of the life of Bartolomeu Dias.