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João Infante

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: * The Rio do Infante, now the Great Fish River, Eastern Cape * Cape Infanta, Western Cape * Infanta, Western Cape: a small settlement Provided by Wikipedia