Henry of Portugal

American  

noun

1. the Navigator, 1394–1460, prince of Portugal: sponsor of geographic explorations.

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Henry of Portugal

We now turn to the history of the discoveries made, or rather caused to be made, by Prince Henry of Portugal.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson

The use of the magnet is discovered; and Henry of Portugal prosecutes the plan of opening a passage along the coast of Africa to the East.

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan by George Gilfillan

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

Prince Henry of Portugal then realized that the future of his country, hemmed in as it was in Europe, would largely depend upon the success of her navigators.

From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh

Antony Gonzales, a Portuguese mariner, while exploring the coast of Africa, was the first to steal some Moors, and was subsequently forced by Prince Henry of Portugal to carry them back to Africa.

From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by William Gannaway Brownlow