Early reports of Europeans reaching this area include those of the Venetian Alvise Cadamosto's voyage of 1455, the 1479–1480 voyage by Flemish-French trader Eustache de la Fosse, and Diogo Cão. In the 1480s this Portuguese explorer reached the Congo River and the lands of Bakongo, setting up the foundations of modern Angola, some 4200 km down the African coast from Guinea-Bissau. COUNT 5
QSN1 When was Alvise Cadamosto's voyage? ANS1 1455 QSN2 When was Eustache de la Fosse's voyage? ANS2 1479–1480 QSN3 What was the name of the Portuguese explorer? ANS3 Diogo Cão QSN4 What river did Diogo Cao reach in the 1480's? ANS4 Congo River QSN5 What country is about 4200 km from Guinea-Bissau? ANS5 Angola