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Jan 1, 1394
Prince Henry Portuguese Royal Prince Born
Prine Henry was the son of King John of Portugal and his english wife of Landcaster. -
Nov 10, 1418
School of Navigation
About 1418 Prince Henry started the first school of navigationfor oceanic - navigation along with an astronomical observatery at sagres Portugal. In this school people were trained in navigation , map making and science in order to sail down to the west of Africa. -
Nov 5, 1433
Gil Eannes
About 50 leages past the Cape Bojador they entered a large bay and saw a caravan of men and camels.Eannes named the river Rio de ouro. -
May 31, 1434
Exploring west Africa
At this time no europeans had sailed the treacherous Cape Bojador and returned alive. Prince Henry sent 14 expeditions there and over 12 years,tring to go futher than Cape bojador,he convinced Gil Eannes to try and Eannes succeed in 1434. -
Dec 8, 1435
Eannes
In 1435 again rounding Cape bojador and sailing south he sailed with Alfonso Galcalves -
Aug 4, 1441
Goncalves and Tristao
in 1441 Prince Henry became involved in slave trade when Antao Goncalves returned from Rio De Ouro with captives. Nuno Tristao reached Cabo Blaco that same year. -
Mar 7, 1455
Alvise da Cadamosto
Many years later,in 1455,Prince Henry sent the Venetian navigator Alvise da cadamosto on two expeditons. On the first,Cadamosto reached the mouth of Gambia River.On the second, 1456 cadamosto sailed up the Gambia River to the Geba River. -
Oct 6, 1460
Diogo Gomes
In 1458,Prince Henry sent diogo Gomes on a expedition,this sailed
as far as Cape Palmas. Prince Henry died in 1460.
