Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias was the Portuguese navigator who in 1488 became the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope, proving that the Atlantic and Indian oceans were connected. His discovery paved the direct route to Asia for Vasco da Gama a decade later. Dias died at sea during Cabral's 1500 expedition to India, ironically in a storm near the cape he had first rounded.
- Lived: 1451 CE – 1500 CE
- Nationality: portuguese
- Roles: navigator, explorer
