João Infante Explained

João Infante was a Portuguese explorer of the African coast. He accompanied Bartolomeu Dias in his journey around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487/1488 by leading a second caravel, the São Pantaleão (named after Saint Pantaleon).

Some places in South Africa are or were named after him:^[1]

• The Rio do Infante, now the Great Fish River, Eastern Cape
• Cape Infanta, Western Cape
• Infanta, Western Cape: a small settlement

Notes and References

1. Book: Raper, Peter Edmund . Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Human Science Research Council. Johannesburg. 1987. (public domain)