Diogo Cão

See also: CAD (homonymy)

Diogo Cão (or Diégo CAD, in French Jacques or Diego Camwood ) was a Explorateur Portuguese of the 15th century which made two voyages along the Atlantic coast of the Africa at the 15th century.

During its first voyage (1482 - 1483), it was charged by the king with Portugal Jean II with continuing the exploration of the coasts of Africa, and recognized in 1483 the mouth of the Fleuve Congo, and contacted the Royaume Kongo. It followed the African coast towards the south until the Cape Sainte-Marie in Angola to 13° of southern latitude.

During its second voyage (1485 - 1486), it went down more towards the south, until Cape Cross-country race in Namibia. It went up the Congo river which it regarded as the access road towards the Royaume of the priest Jean to the surroundings of the site of Matadi. Kongos indicated the river by the word nzadi or nzere , it is from there that the Portuguese drew the name Zaire , which gave in French “Zaire”.

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  • Diogo Cão
  • '' Dictionnaire of goldsmithery, engraving and chiselling Christian women. '' (3. Encycl. théol., tom.27), Jacques Remi A. Texier, 1863.

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