Person:Henry the Navigator (1)

Henry the Navigator _____
b.4 Mar 1394 Porto, Portugal
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Name Henry the Navigator _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Mar 1394 Porto, Portugal
Death[1] 13 Nov 1460 Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Faro, Portugal
Reference Number? Q182897?


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Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discovery. Henry was the fourth child of the Portuguese King John I, who founded the House of Aviz.

After procuring the new caravel ship, Henry was responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and maritime trade with other continents through the systematic exploration of Western Africa, the islands of the Atlantic Ocean, and the search for new routes. He encouraged his father to conquer Ceuta (1415), the Muslim port on the North African coast across the Straits of Gibraltar from the Iberian Peninsula. He learned of the opportunities offered by the Saharan trade routes that terminated there, and became fascinated with Africa in general; he was most intrigued by the Christian legend of Prester John and the expansion of Portuguese trade. He is regarded as the patron of Portuguese exploration.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Henry the Navigator, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.