Diogo Cão

For the Portuguese Navy frigate NRP Diogo Cão (F 333), see USS Formoe.
Diogo Cão
PronunciationIPA: [diˈoɣu ˈkɐ̃w]
Bornc. 1452
Vila Real, Kingdom of Portugal
Died1486 (aged around 33–34)
Cape Cross (present-day Namibia)
OccupationsNavigator and explorer
Known forFirst European to explore the Congo River and the west coast of Africa

Diogo Cão (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ˈkɐ̃w]; c. 1452 – 1486), also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century. He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia.

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