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Jun 10, 2021 · Joao Dias is the father of Portuguese professional footballer named Ruben Dias. He plays as a center-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team. Joao was born and raised in Portugal. The family grew up as a middle-class family until Ruben's success in football.
Nov 9, 2009 · Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450‑1500) was a Portuguese explorer who became the first European to round the southern tip of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias (1457-1500) was one of Portugal's most famous navigators and explorers and paved the way for the exploits of his more well-known contemporary Vasco da Gama. Born to an aristocratic family, Bartolomeu's father attended the royal Portuguese court.
Dias was a cavalier of the royal court, superintendent of the royal warehouses and sailing-master of the man-of-war "San Christovao", when King John (João) II appointed him on 10 October, 1486, as the head of an expedition which was to endeavor to sail around the southern end of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias came from a noble Portuguese family and his father attended the Portuguese court. It is believed that Dias came from a family of seamen and explorers including Joao Dias who sailed around Cape Bojador in 1434 and Diniz Dias who discovered the Cape Verde Islands.
Bartolomeu Dias. c. 1450-1500. Portuguese Mariner and Navigator. B artolomeu Dias was the first mariner to round Africa's Cape of Good Hope, opening up a coveted sea route to the West Indies for Portugal. In the latter part of his life, he took part in the Portuguese discovery of Brazil.
3 days ago · Bartolomeu Dias (born c. 1450—died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope (1488), opening the sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
