Prince Henry the Navigator

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  • Born
    Mar 4, 1394

    Born

    Prince Henry was born at Porto in Portugal on 4 March 1394.
  • Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460

    Prine Henry the Navigator

  • School of Navigation
    Nov 22, 1418

    School of Navigation

    About 1418 Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation.In this school people were trained in navigation.
  • Governor
    Dec 22, 1419

    Governor

    In 1419 his father appionted Prince Henry the governer of the province of algarve (on Portugal's southen coast)
  • Gil Eanns
    Oct 11, 1433

    Gil Eanns

    He only sailed as far as the Canary Islands because of rough seas.
  • Cape Bojador
    Nov 14, 1434

    Cape Bojador

    In 1434 Eanns rounded Cape Bojador and then landed on the coastal desert.At this time no Europeans had sailed past the treacherous Cape Bojador and return alive.
  • Eanns made another Journey
    Aug 18, 1435

    Eanns made another Journey

    Eannes rounded Cape Bojador and sailed south and collected thousands of seal skins. This was the first commercial cargo brought to Europe from that part of Africa.
  • Slave Trade
    Sep 3, 1441

    Slave Trade

    In 1441, Prince Henry became involved in the slave trade, when Antao Goncalves returned from Rio de Ouro with captives.
  • Died
    Nov 13, 1460

    Died

    Prince Henry the Navigator died in Sagres on 13 November 1460.