Henry the Navigator
Americannoun
noun
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He changed his middle name from Henry to Xolani, which is Zulu for “be peaceful,” after learning the history of Prince Henry the Navigator, a fifteenth-century Portuguese explorer who helped pioneer the African slave trade.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
A younger brother of the king of Portugal, known in English as Prince Henry the Navigator, became the principal sponsor of Portuguese voyages to Africa.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Portugal, under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, attempted to send ships around the continent of Africa.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
When the Portuguese under Henry the Navigator were rounding Africa, their mapmakers spread Portuguese flags along the coastline as they went, marking locations of slave markets and softening up the continent for eventual colonies.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2014
In the year 1417 the Portuguese, under the guidance of Prince Henry the Navigator, commenced their exploration of the west coast of84 Africa, and they continued it with persistency during the century.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.
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