Henry the Navigator
1394–1460 · Person
Portuguese prince; financed exploratory voyages down the West African coast; school of navigators at Sagres; godfather of European overseas expansion.
On these timelines: Age of Exploration, People, Master, Sub-Saharan Africa
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