Dias, D. (English spelling) DiasD

Japanese: Dias,D.(英語表記)DiasD
Dias, D. (English spelling) DiasD

…Portuguese navigator. A descendant of Dinís Dias, the discoverer of Cape Verde (Cape Verde), he was ordered to reach Prester John's country (Ethiopia, Prester John legend) by sea in 1486. ​​He sailed south along the west coast of Africa and rounded the southern tip, but turned back when his crew rebelled. He named the southernmost cape of the African continent "Cape of Storms", but it was later changed to "Cape of Good Hope". In 1500, he joined the fleet of Pedro Álvares and P. A. Cabral and set sail for India, where he was shipwrecked near the Cape of Good Hope, but died there after arriving in India. …

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Japanese:

…ポルトガルの航海者。ベルデ岬(カボ・ベルデ)の発見者ディニス・ディアスDinís Diasの子孫で,1486年海路プレスター・ジョンの国(エチオピア。プレスター・ジョン伝説)に到達することを命ぜられ,アフリカ西海岸に沿って南下し,その南端を回ったが,乗組員の反抗にあって引き返した。彼はアフリカ大陸最南端の岬を〈嵐の岬〉と命名したが,のち〈喜望峰〉と改められた。1500年ペドロ・アルバレス,P.A.カブラルの船隊に参加してインドに向かい,喜望峰付近で難破したが,インドに到着したのち,同地で死去した。…

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