Since a storm blew him around it, Dias named it the Cape of Storms; King John II later renamed it this
It was later renamed (by King John II of Portugal) the Cape of 
Good Hope... [DOC] [TLE] Age of European Exploration - SlideShare [PAR] Dec 5, 2011 ... Dias originally named the Cape of Good Hope the &quot;Cape Vasco da Gama 
.... Chinese and Japanese Isolation <ul><li>After years of invasions by .... A fierce
, 13 day storm blew his ship off course rounding the tip of Africa.