Duarte Pachece Pereira, Portuguese Explorer, 1506 Judging by his name, you might think that Henry the Navigator was a great explorer with extraordinary navigating skills. Truth is, Prince Henry of ...

Prince Henry the Navigator, determined to broaden Europe’s horizons and spread Catholicism, founded his navigators’ school here, and sent sailors ever further into the unknown. Shipwrecked and ...

It highlights key figures such as Prince Henry the Navigator, who advanced maritime technology and navigation, and Christopher Columbus, who sought a westward route to India and instead discovered ...

The event took place in front of the statue of Prince Henry the Navigator on Eastern Ave., and featured addresses from local and international dignitaries, music from the Our Lady of Light band ...

Forty years after Prince Henry's expeditions first acquired gold dust and twenty-one years after the Prince's death, Portugal began constructing a trading outpost on Africa's Guinea coast ...