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Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who played a key role in opening up the sea route from Europe to Asia by being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa in 1488. His successful voyage proved that ships could reach the Indian Ocean by sea, which encouraged further exploration and eventually led to the establishment of European trade routes to Asia.
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Bartolomeu Dias (d. 29 May 1500) was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In February 1488, he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most effective southward route for ships is in the open ocean, well to the west of the African coast. His discoveries were later used by Vasco da Gama to establish a sea route between Europe and Asia.
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