The Cape Of Good Hope was at first called The Cape Of Storms by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz who found it, but sadly the king of Portugal wanted more traders to come to Africa so he renamed it The Cape Of Good Hope. sadly, though, most of the people (if not all) who came died to do the storms.
When it was fist discovered by the Portuguese they believed that the Cape had a great deal of potential as a sea route for trade in India and so named it the Cape of Good Hope
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it marks a psychologically important point where one begins to travel Eastwards instead of Southwards, particularly in the early days of sailing ships and exploration
Because the King of Portugal knew where the African territory was finally turning towards east side and not anymore towards south - meaning that one particular point was considered as the crossing area between West and East Africa.
If they could cross it again, then there was a Good Hope of finally reaching India.
His name was Bartolomeu Dias and he did it around 1487.He named it the good hope cape after passing it, as before it was called The monsoons cape because of the heavy storms in that area.
AnswerThe Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.AnswerThe Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.YOU DON'T HAVE TO DOUBLE IT!!!
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The Cape of Good Hope is located at the southern tip of Africa.
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The Cape of Good Hope.
He did not have anything named after him but he founded the cape of good hope
When it was fist discovered by the Portuguese they believed that the Cape had a great deal of potential as a sea route for trade in India and so named it the Cape of Good Hope
I only know 1 of his achievements. He rounded the southern tip of Africa and named it The Cape of Storms. He later called it The Cape of Good Hope.
He was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the "Cape Of Good Hope". But he originally named it the "Cape Of Storms", but it was renamed by John ll of Portugal. Dias never got through the "Cape Of Good Hope" though.
The Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is located in Africa.
His name was Bartolomeu Dias and he did it around 1487.He named it the good hope cape after passing it, as before it was called The monsoons cape because of the heavy storms in that area.
If you mean the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, they named it "Cabo da Boa Esperança"
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