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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Aug. 28, 1609, English navigator Henry Hudson explored Delaware Bay. In 1774 Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, was born in New York City. In 1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ...