![Diogo Cao,Portuguese explorer, finds the mouth of the Congo River in 1484 and erects a padrao,or stone pillar there. He would also explore the coasts of present day Namibia and Angola : Diogo Cao,Portuguese explorer, finds the mouth of the Congo River in 1484 and erects a padrao,or stone pillar there. He would also explore the coasts of present day Namibia and Angola :](https://preview.redd.it/diogo-cao-portuguese-explorer-finds-the-mouth-of-the-congo-v0-khaa3puez9ab1.png?width=484&format=png&auto=webp&s=a48498a55db93b7ce1a8592eaee66ba2658680ac)
Diogo Cao,Portuguese explorer, finds the mouth of the Congo River in 1484 and erects a padrao,or stone pillar there. He would also explore the coasts of present day Namibia and Angola :
![The Portuguese explorer, Diego Cao (or Diogo Cao, 1450-1486), erecting a cross in South-West Africa (Cap do Padrao), Africa 15th Century. by The Portuguese explorer, Diego Cao (or Diogo Cao, 1450-1486), erecting a cross in South-West Africa (Cap do Padrao), Africa 15th Century. by](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.6410250.7055475/516967.jpg)
The Portuguese explorer, Diego Cao (or Diogo Cao, 1450-1486), erecting a cross in South-West Africa (Cap do Padrao), Africa 15th Century. by
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