What would Bartolomeu Dias look like today?

Today, he would look just like he did then, only very much older. Bartolomeu Dias [c. 1450-May 29, 1500] was a member of a noble family. This membership made him eligible for residency, and education, at the Royal Court of Lisbon. And so Dias had access to all the privileges of elite socio-economic status and education. Portuguese historians have suggested that Dias was descended from a line of seafarers. They also have suggested that he was related to Dinis Diaz and Joao Dias, both of whom distinguished themselves in explorations off the coasts of Senegal and Morocco, respectively. And they have identified him as brother to Pero Dias, and to Diogo Dias aka Diogo Gomes [c. 1420-c. 1485]. The former distinguished himself as commander of the supply ship for Bartolomeu's expedition of 1487-1488 around the modern Cape of Good Hope, off the coast of South Africa. The latter distinguished himself in the discovery of the Cape Verde Islands, some decades before Bartolomeu's birth. With a 30 year difference between the ages of the two, Diogo may have been Bartolomeu's father, or uncle, instead of his brother. Dias applied his cutting-edge training in mathematical, observational and scientific skills to the pursuit of a navigational career. To Excel at that career, and to be considered for the prize responsibilities, Dias also would have had to be known for physical prowess and social skills. And so nowadays, to my way of thinking, Bartolomeu Dias most likely would have the looks of an Olympic athlete, the commitment of an environmentalist, and the brains of a scientist. Therefore, I would imagine him on the order of Philippe Cousteau [December 30, 1940-June 28, 1979], who likewise met most courageously a tragic death in the watery realm that he so loved.