the early life of Diogo Cão. According to tradition, he was born in Vila Real, Portugal, around 1452. His grandfather, Gonçalo Cão, had fought for Portuguese...

the form of a pillar surmounted by a cross and the royal coat of arms. Diogo Cão was the first to place stone padrões on his voyage of discovery along...

ships to carry on the work of African exploration so greatly advanced by Diogo Cão). Dias was also charged with searching for Prester John, a legendary figure...

Skeleton Coast, western Namibia. In 1484, Portuguese navigator and explorer Diogo Cão was ordered by King John II of Portugal to advance south into undiscovered...

1980), Brazilian swimmer Diogo Álvares Correia (aka Caramuru) (1475-1557), Portuguese settler in the colony of Brazil Diogo Cão (1452–1486), Portuguese...

to 1957. She was then transferred to Portugal, where she served as NRP Diogo-Cão (F-333) until 1968. She was scrapped in 1970. Formoe was laid downby Federal...

showing Estêvão da Gama (far left) and António de Abreu (far right), Bartolomeu Dias (centre left) and Diogo Cão (centre right) raise a padrão/marker...

Lobito and 130 km southwest of Benguela. In 1482, the Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reached Cabo de Santa Maria on his first journey to explore the African...

German-speaking). The first European to land in Namibia was Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão. Portuguese mariner and explorer Bartolomeu Dias reached Namibia in 1487...

gave the Europeans incentives to find a sea route. Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão explored the African coast south to present-day Namibia, and Bartolomeu...

century. The caravel was the preferred vessel of Portuguese explorers like Diogo Cão, Bartolomeu Dias, Gaspar, and Miguel Corte-Real, and was also used by...

Diogo Fernandes Pereira, sometimes called simply Diogo Fernandes, was a Portuguese 16th-century navigator, originally from Setúbal, Portugal. Diogo Fernandes...

Forest Park Multi Sport Vila Real Sports Center Araucária Sports Center Diogo Cão Sports Center UTAD Sports Center Vila Real AMF Kartdrome Monte da Forca...

playwright Cao Yupeng (born 1990), Chinese snooker player Carlos Alberto Caó (1941–2018), Brazilian activist, lawyer, and politician Diogo Cão, a 15th-century...

1482—Diogo Cão reached the estuary of the Zaire (Congo) and placed a landmark there. Explored 150 km upriver to the Yellala Falls. 1484—Diogo Cão reached...

trade post of São Jorge da Mina. 1484 – Discovery of the Congo River by Diogo Cão. 1488 – Discovery and passage of the Cape of Good Hope by Bartolomeu Dias...

II de Portugal - Diogo Cão, Pero Anes, Pero da Costa." ("Here arrived the ships of illustrious John II, King of Portugal – Diogo Cão, Pero Anes, Pero...

together with João de Santarém c. 1470. He is then recorded sailing with Diogo Cão on his first voyage in 1482, and as the pilot of the famous Bérrio caravel...

2020. Farinha, Rui (30 March 2007). "Da Escola Diogo Cão para o estrelato da Luz" [From the Diogo Cão School to the Luz stardom]. Jornal de Notícias (in...

Portuguese ancestry. Some are of German and Dutch stock. Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão was the first European to discover Angola. Most white settlers fled Angola...

1482 — Diogo Cão reached the estuary of the Zaire (Congo) and placed a landmark there. Explored 150 km upriver to the Yellala Falls. 1484 — Diogo Cão reached...

enough, they returned to Europe. Ravenstein, E. G. (1900). "The Voyages of Diogo Cão and Bartholomeu Dias, 1482-88". The Geographical Journal. 16 (6): 625–655...

protection of the Guinea trade. Diogo Cão, or Can, discovered the Congo in 1482 and reached Cape Cross in 1486. In 1483, Diogo Cão sailed up the uncharted Congo...

the emperor of the Aztec Triple Alliance. 1482: Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão becomes the first European to enter the Congo. 1483: The Jews are expelled...

December 10 – Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician (d. 1531) Date unknown Diogo Cão, Portuguese explorer (d. 1486) Lucrezia Crivelli, mistress of Ludovico...

Diogo Cão (c.1452–1486) was the first European to explore the Congo River and the west coast of Africa, south of the equator....

Portuguese caravel captained by Diogo Cão reached the estuary of the Congo River and made contact with subjects of the king. Cão sailed back to Portugal carrying...

Diogo de Azambuja or Diego de Azambuja (1432–1518) was a Portuguese noble and explorer. He was born at Montemor-o-Velho, and became a knight of the Order...

not part of another racial group.[citation needed] Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão was the first European to discover the Kingdom of Kongo region. The white...

furthest point reached in 1485 by his predecessor, the Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão (Cape Cross, north of the bay). Dias continued down the western coast...