Henry The Navigator

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  • Period: 1394 to 1460

    explorers project Henry the navigator

  • Mar 4, 1394

    Birth

    Birth
    He was born in Portugal as a soon to be knighted prince
  • 1415

    First journy

    First journy
    Capture of Moroccan city guenta
  • 1415

    His Dream

    His Dream
    Knighted and made Duke of Viseu.
  • 1419

    First Discovery

    First Discovery
    Two Portuguese explorers sent by Henry reached Porto Santo one of the Madeira islands.
  • 1436

    Slave owner

    Slave owner
    One of Henry’s explores, Antao Goncalves, returned to Portugal with some African slaves.
  • 1441

    Biggest Achievment

    Biggest Achievment
    Nunio Tristao sailed as far south as Cape Blanc, on the border of western Sahara and Mauritania.
    1441-He started the slave trade.
  • 1443

    5 more

    5 more
    he sponsored 5 more expeditions to Africa reaching as far as Ca’Da Mosto in Sierra Leone.
  • 1460

    Death

    Death
    Henry’s death.