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Who sailed around the cape of good hope in order to find a sea route from europe to asia?

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In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia.

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