Biography of bartolome diaz

Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450 – 29 May 1500) was a famous Portuguese explorer and a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household.

During the early period of the European naval expansion across the Atlantic in the late 15th century, he managed to sail to, discover and chart the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, becoming the first European mariner that opened doors for the naval expansion of European interests to Asia.

In the short term, Dias' discovery provided the Portuguese with the naval route to the trade-rich regions of India and China (which have become inaccessible by land trade routes due to the Ottoman Empire's conquest of the Byzantine Empire, a decrease of Silk Road security and increased taxes).

Still, in the long term, it also enabled Portuguese and Europeans to permanently colonize parts of Asia and establish a long-term presence in that part of the world.

Bartolomeu Dias' discovery also provided an important push for other explorers, who qu