European exploration of Africa
Some of the major European explorations conducted in Africa.
- Diogo Cão (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Diogo de Azambuja (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Bartolomeu Dias (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Pêro de Alenquer (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- João Infante (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- João Grego (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Álvaro Martins (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Pêro Dias (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Gil Eanes (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Nuno Tristão (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Antão Gonçalves (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Dinis Dias (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- António Fernandes (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Pêro de Sintra (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Lopes Gonçalves (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic and of the African coast)
- Alvise Cadamosto (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic islands and of of the African coast)
- Diogo Dias (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic islands, of the African coast and the Indian Ocean, discovered Madagascar)
- António Noli (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic islands and of of the African coast)
- Fernão da Po (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
- Alvaro Caminha (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast)
- João de Santarém (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast)
- Pedro Escobar (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast)
- Duarte Pacheco Pereira (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic and of the African coast)
- Vasco da Gama (Portuguese, Lead the discovery of the sea route to India in 1498 along the African coast)
- Pedro Álvares Cabral (Portuguese, discoverer of Brazil in 1500, from there it's fleet went to India along the African coast)
- Pero da Covilhã (15th century/16th century Portuguese diplomat and explorer in Ethiopia)
- Paulo Dias de Novais (16th century Portuguese explorer and colonizer of Africa)
- Lourenço Marques (16th century Portuguese trader and explorer in East Africa)
- Francisco Alvarez (16th century Portuguese missionary and explorer in Ethiopia)
- Serpa Pinto (19th century Portuguese explorer, soldier and colonizer of Africa)