Barthalamu+Dias-Megan

Barthalameu Dias's Journal Dear Journal, I am proud to say that I am a famous Portueguses explorer. I was born in 1457 in my Portagual home. My parents said they could see it in my face that I was an explorer! When I was five I started learning several languages, physics, geometry, mathamatices and astronomy. These helped me a lot when I started exploring! I helped my dad in court when I was about eleven, and he said that I was a big help. I was a Catholic and we went to church everytime we could, that is, my dad was in the court helping so we couln't go everyday.

Dear Journal,

October 10, 1486

CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TODAY!!!!!! I can't. King Joao the second asked me to go try and find India. I am a male and my race is white so I didn't have a problem with going. I set up a troup of men that are willing to go and we are on our way to India. The travel was very boring and tirring but I think that we will get there somday.

Dear Journal,

August 1487

TODAY WE SEE LAND! We see the coast of India and we are ready to let down our other ships! //I am so excited that// //I am geting messy//! The ships have been let down and we are getting ready to hop down into them......................................................................................... Now that we are on land we are starting to realize that this doesn't look a whole lot like India!

Dear Journal,

December 1487

Today we got back on the ship and we sailed to Golfo da Conceicao. I took about two days to get there. I am not sure that we are where we think we are but I am going to find out soon.

Dear Journal,

Today we are on another island that we are unsure of and there are some very strange poeple. They are not wearing any clothes but they have many riches hanging out of their ears, stomaches, and noses. I hope we may get some. So far the journey is good but I still can not find out if I am in the right place.

Dear Journal,

January 1488

//We are on the ship today and we are heading through a big storm. I think we have reached India by now, but I can not be so sure. I hope it is soon and that we live through this.// Dear Journal,

Febuary 3, 1488

Today we landed at Bahai da Roca there are more of these interesting people will that riches. We plan to get some! Tomarrow we will exploer this astounding place and see if we can find some spices and riches. I think we will because these creatures are gestering to trade.

Dear Journal,

March 12, 1488

Today we are sailing west of Bushman's River mouth, and we dropped our anchor at a headland, called False Islet. We are not going to get off the ship for this island because it only looks like a little peice of sand and there looks like there will be no gold.

Dear Journal,

December 1488

These past few days we have returned to Libson having opened up lucrative trading routes from Europe to Asia and with invaluble information for future Portuguse voyages of exploration. I feel ashamed but somewhat happy because we have discovered many islands that will be usefull.

Dear Journal,

May 24, 1500

Hello, this is oneod Barthalameu Dias's crew members. I thought it would be kind to finish the last page of his journal after he past away. We we going through a very violent storm near the cape of Good Hope and I am disapointed to say that Dias died through this because the wind was so storng it blew him off of the ship and he drowned. I am glad to say that he did find a part of India but not exactly what we were looking for. I am proud to say that I was a friend of this great explorer and I hope that Barthalameu Dias will be fremambered in the future history!

__ diseases megan carr __
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