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King John II of Portugal picked up where his grand-uncle, Prince Henry the Navigator, left off.  His hopes of finding a direct maritime route around Africa to India are bouyed by the two voyages of Diogo Cao.  Yet Cao doesn't quite make it.  That is left to Bartolomeu Dias.  Dias is able to round the Cape of Good Hope., but he, too, will fall short of the primary objective of India. 

Links to resources
Royal House of Aviz
Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580 by Bailey W. Diffie and George D. Winius
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged The First Global Empire by Roger Crowley

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Intro Music: Hayden Symphony #39
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