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Diogo Dias's subsequent attempts to find the…

Diogo Dias's subsequent attempts to find the…

December 1500 CE

Diogo Dias's subsequent attempts to find the main fleet had ended with him mistakenly sailing past Cape Guardafui and into the Gulf of Aden, waters as yet unsailed by Portuguese ships.

Trapped by contrary winds, Dias spends several harrowing months in the area.

Battered by tempests, attacked by pirates and finally forced aground on the Eritrean coast, in a desperate search for water and food for his rapidly dying crew.

By the time he leaves this trap, Dias has only six crewmen left.

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Cape Guardafui Bari Somalia View →

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Diogo Dias View → Pedro Álvares Cabral View → Pêro da Covilhã View →

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Madagascar View → Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of View → Portuguese Empire View →

Topics

Sub-Saharan Africa, Medieval View → Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European View → Age of Discovery View →

Subjects

Commerce View → Watercraft View → Exploration View → Government View → Piracy View →

Regions

East Africa

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Maritime East Africa

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