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Prince Henry invented the caravel, kind of ship, and the compass somewhere from 1400 to the time of his death.
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Prince Henry opened his school for Navigation, map making, and ship building.
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Pirnce Henry sponsored his last voyage was twards the end of 1458. It sailed over 150 miles down the African coast.
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Columbus was a teenager when he first set sail.
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Christopher Columbus first big voayge, He sailed between Portugal and Iceland
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Columbus returned to the Americas looking for treasure'but again he came home empty-handed. His brothers stayed in America with a handful of colonists.
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Was chosen to lead the expedition to India in 1497.
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He captained a team of four vessels, including his flagship, the 200-ton St.
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Balboa sails to a new world aboard Rodrigo de Bastidas ship.
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Balboa sneeks onto Martin Fernandez de Enciso's ship headed for Central America.
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Balboa leads an expedition to the Ithmus of Panama in Columbia.
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Magellan and his crew left Portual around this time and headed for Spain.....
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Magellan and his crew reach Brazil.. AKA the "Strait of Magellan"
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Admiral of the Seas of Arabia, Persia, India and all the Orients
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Magellan and his boys discover the Phillippines, which is very important to our World today.
