Which of the following explorers first rounded the southern tip of the African continent?

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Bartolomeu Dias was the first explorer to round the southern tip of the African continent, which he called the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488. Christopher Columbus did not make a voyage to Africa, but instead famously sailed westward across the Atlantic in an attempt to reach Asia. Vasco de Gama also sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, but he did so after Dias, in 1497-1499. Hernán Cortés is known for his conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico, and Juan Ponce de Leon explored Florida searching for the Fountain of Youth.

Which of the Following Explorers First Rounded the Southern Tip