Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Bartolomeu Dias alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Bartolomeu Dias were alive at the same time, from c. 1467 to 1500.

Christopher Columbus was 48 or 49 when Bartolomeu Dias died.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Bartolomeu Dias

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese explorer

Born c. 1467 · died 29 May 1500

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Bartolomeu Dias, c. 1467 – 1500
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Bartolomeu Dias in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Christopher Columbus and Bartolomeu Dias were born

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