Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Who was the first portuguese to round the Cape of Good Hope?

• A. Vasco da Gama
• B. Bartolomeu Dias
• C. Paedro Alvarez
• D. Francis da Almeida

Answer 1

The correct option is B Bartolomeu Dias

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Bartolomeu Dias, (born c. 1450—died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope (1488), opening the sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans. He is usually considered to be the greatest of the Portuguese pioneers who explored the Atlantic during the 15th century.