3.1. Birth Date- 1460 Death Date-December 23, 1524
3.2. Country Born In: Sines, Portugal
3.3. Country Sailed For: Portugal
3.4. Dates of Voyage: July 7, 1497
3.5. Discovery: The Cape Of Good Hope (This is a place around Africa.) He also beat all the countries to the discovery of Asia claiming it for Portugal.
3.6. Significance: With Asia being claimed by Portugal, that makes all other European countries not able to go near it.