christopher columbus was the first european to sail around the southern tip of africa.
christopher columbus was the first european to sail around the southern tip of africa.
who was the first european to sail around the southern tip of africa?
christopher columbus
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portuguese were after spices, but they were very expensive because it was an inconvenience to trade. for example, it was dangerous and time consuming to travel by land from europe to india. as a result, king d. joão ii of portugal established a plan for ships to explore the coast of africa to see if india was navigable via around the cape, and through the indian ocean. king joão ii appointed bartolomeu dias, on october 10, 1486, to head an expedition to sail around the southern tip of africa in the hope of finding a trade route to india. dias helped in the construction of the "são gabriel" and its sister ship, the "são rafael" that were used by vasco da gama to sail past the cape of good hope and continue to india.
portuguese discovery of the sea route to india