Bartholomeu dias
bartholomeu
[bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (show ipa), c1450–1500, portuguese navigator: discoverer of the cape of good hope.
noun
bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). ?1450–1500, portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route from europe to the east via the cape of good hope (1488)
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