Published on 2026-08-08
The Cape of Good Hope was called the Cape of Storms
The Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa. In 1488, the explorer Bartolomeu Dias named it the Cape of Storms because of the violent winds that prevailed there. John II of Portugal subsequently renamed it to symbolize the hope of reaching the Far East.
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