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Portugal in 1488

Name: Portugal in 1488 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Portugal in 1488, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records

2Events

3Named people

2Places

1Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1488Discovery of Cape of Good HopeBartholomew Diaz

Cape Good Hope · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers the Cape of Good Hope, names it the Cape of Storms

1488Discovery of Zambezi RiverPedro de Covilhao

River Zambezi · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Explores East Africa as far as the Zambezi River

1488Discovery of Zambezi RiverAfonso de Paiva

River Zambezi · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Explores East Africa as far as the Zambezi River

Names involved

Afonso de PaivaBartholomew DiazPedro de Covilhao

Places involved

Cape Good HopeRiver Zambezi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.