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Topic: Bartolomeu Dias

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BBC

Most admires:

Carmen Miranda, Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Hillary

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National Geographic

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Giovanni Bellini

Favorite explorer(s):

Vasco de Gama, Francis Drake, Leif Ericson

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Akbar the Great

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French

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Titanic

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Afro

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Romario, Pele (soccer)

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Africa, France, South America

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Cecil Rhodes

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"Nothing is wrong with California that a rise in ocean level won't cure." - Ross Macdonald

Expert Talk

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Miguel Cortez,
Small Business Owner

Bartolomeu Dias sailed from Portugal around Africa in 1487-and Vasco da Gama finished the job by landing on the Malabar coast of India in 1498.
Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (or Diaz), led the first European expedition to arrive to the Cape of Good Hope, drowned today as a storm destroyed four of his ships.
Bartolomeu Dias reaches beyond Mossel Bay, named Angra dos Vaqueiros - Bay of Cowherds - with reference to Khoikhoi herders seen on shore.

Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder

The dynamic Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex is a melting pot of cultures and history and offers you a wealth of places of historical interest as well as entertainment and a lot of information about the coastal town of Mossel Bay.

Astrid Schuhmann,
Backpacker

A replica of Bartolomeu Dias' caravel was built for a commemorative voyage from Portugal in 1988 and is now on display at the Maritim Museum.

Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender

When Bartolomeu Dias missed the tip of Africa more than 500 years ago you may have thought he'd missed the Point: but then he discovered Mossel Bay.

User Talk

Comments from our users:

From: alyson 2005-04-27 13:12:33	Ok so I was wondering about Bartolomeu Dias, and I have to do this project on him for history. So whats the deal with this guy? He traveld around the world or soemthing?
From: Jeff 2005-08-23 15:39:17	What is this guy about/what did he do? I know he was an explorer,but what was his claim to fame
From: Bartholomeu Dias 2009-01-19 17:34:21	What was his claim to fame?
From: Alyson 2009-01-19 17:36:41	What was Bartolomeu Dias' claim to fame?
From: Alii <3 2009-05-31 22:50:05	Dudde, who is thiss foo? What's his deal? I'm confused about him still?

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