Henry of Portugal
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Indeed Prince Henry of Portugal did so much to encourage voyages of discovery that he was called Henry the Navigator.
From This Country of Ours by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall
With him the history of mediæval exploration would seem to end, for within eighty years of his death the modern epoch opens with the energies and enthusiasm of Prince Henry of Portugal.
From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by M. B. (Margaret Bertha) Synge
Among those who wished to find a short route to India was Prince Henry of Portugal, a bold navigator as well as a studious and thoughtful man.
From Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. (Edward Richard) Shaw
Prince Henry of Portugal, just prior to his death, sends Peter Covilham and Alfonso Paiva, overland, to explore India.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
The discovery of Madeira by Macham rests principally upon the authority of Francisco Alcaforado, an esquire of prince Henry of Portugal, who composed an account of it for that prince.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Washington Irving
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