Bartholomeu Dias Link

For 13 days, the crew fights relentless gales, driven far away from the coastline into the open, unknown Atlantic.

While returning north along the coast, Dias finally spots the great cape he had missed in the storm. Facing the fierce, rocky peninsula, he names it the Cabo das Tormentas —the Cape of Storms .

The year is 1487. Lisbon , Portugal, is bustling with the spirit of the Age of Discovery , yet the ultimate goal—a sea route to India—remains elusive, hidden behind the "torrid zone" and the terrifying, unknown southern tip of Africa. King John II commissions a man experienced in Atlantic voyages, a sturdy nobleman of the royal household, , to breach this barrier.