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Key facts
- Pronunciation
- IPA: [ diˈoɣu ˈkɐ̃w ]
- Born
- c. 1452 , Vila Real , Kingdom of Portugal
- Died
- 1486 (aged around 33–34), Cape Cross (present-day Namibia)
- Occupations
- Navigator and explorer
- Known for
- First European to explore the Congo River and the west coast of Africa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Place of birth
- Vila Real
- Occupation
- explorer
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Castile and León
- Image
- Diogo Cão.jpg
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- Commons category
- Diogo Cão
- date of birth
- 1452-00-00
- date of death
- 1486-00-00
- name in native language
- Daniel Cao
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Encyclopedic overview
Diogo Cão (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ˈkɐ̃w]; c. 1452 – 1486), also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century. He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia.
Early life and family
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diogo Cão” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.