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' s one man who managed to attend all the key dates of the Portuguese discoveries

L' explorer who managed to be always in the right place at the right time

Dias Diogo , also known as Diogo Gomes, was born in Portugal probably before 1450. Historical facts about his life are confused and in part controversial, it seems incredible that one man was able to participate in all the key dates of Portuguese exploration.
E 'some who participated in August from 1487 to the famous expedition of Bartolomeu's brother, who rounded the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo das Tormentas then ) . It 'also likely that he accompanied Antonio Da Noli when they discovered a part of the' archipelago of Cape Verde. It also seems that Vasco Da Gama took part in the fundamental discovery of the route from Portugal to the Indian subcontinent. Just latter 'was put in charge of the emporium Portuguese-base of Calcutta and was imprisoned at the behest of local authorities, succeeded in a daring escape to regain freedom.
Having reached a considerable degree of experience and skill, in a subsequent period was appointed commander of one of the ships in the fleet of Pedro Alvares Cabral. Accompanying the latter 's first traveled to India and then participate in the historic discovery of Brazil, in April 1500.
few months later, was the 'summer of 1500, his ship near the Cape of Good Hope, suffered a detour because of bad weather, find venendosi separated from the rest of the fleet.
In the following months as he tried to return to the area 's current Mozambique, Dias sighted the island of Mauritius, to Reunion and Madagascar, which already was known to Arab navigators, but unknown to Europeans (if is excludes Marco Polo who wrote it but only by hearsay). He named it Ilha de São Lourenço, since the sighting occurred on August 10, the day dedicated to the Saint Lawrence.
Diogo Dias, who in his life he saw much of a world hitherto unknown, probably died after 1500, little more than fifty.

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was probably born in Venice in 1432 , Alvise da Ca ' da Mosto (known in Portugal as Luís Cadamosto) had followed since his youth, the maritime orientation, the typical time in Venice, then the undisputed international emporium. He had embarked on such vessels, who liaises with Alexandria in Egypt and then also try those who headed up the lagoon from the center to Flanders and England. While sailing on that route, his ship was forced to a forced stay in Portugal, here let inasp ettatamente attracted by the prospect of going to negotiate in Africa.
She then the service of Henry the Navigator, under the Portuguese crown , Cadamosto explored the 'Atlantic and, after visiting Madeira and the Canary Islands, discovered some of the islands of Cape Verde. Between 1455 and 1456 addition, he performed at least two trips to the regions of West Africa, exploring the river Gambia and Senegal. Of which then drew up a report after returning home in 1463. Its pages are the first European description of a direct experience of navigation in those distant countries, and were published in 1505.

Alvin died in 1488. His house in Venice, one of the oldest the city still faces the Grand Canal. With an attractive façade Veneto-Byzantine style, it dates from the twelfth century.