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Diogo Cão (flourished 1480–86) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer. Cão was the first European to discover the mouth of the Congo River (August 1482). There he set up a stone pillar to mark Portuguese overlordship of the area.
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Diogo Cão (c. 1452 – 1486), also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century. He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia.
Diogo Cão foi um navegador português do século XV. Acredita-se que pertencesse a uma família radicada em Vila Real, [ 2][ 3] local onde se conjectura que terá nascido em data desconhecida, havendo historiadores que especulam que, provavelmente, terá nascido algures na década de 1440.
6 de out. de 2019 · Diogo Cao was an important Portuguese Explorer who helped lay the foundation for the Portuguese Empire. He made two voyages along the coast of Africa in the 1480s. He explored the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia.
21 de fev. de 2023 · Diogo Cão was a Portuguese navigator and explorer, born in Vila Real, Portugal in 1452. He explored the African west coast, including the Congo River, Angola, and Namibia, and erected stone pillars with the Portuguese royal arms known as padrãos in every new place he discovered.
Diogo Cão. Navegador português da segunda metade do século XV (não são ao certo conhecidas as datas do seu nascimento e da sua morte), provavelmente oriundo da região de Vila Real, que efetuou importantes viagens de reconhecimento da costa ocidental africana.
Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão travels down the coast of west Africa in the 1480s, becoming the first European to discover the Congo River, and setting the stage for others to round the tip of the continent.
