Yes. He never actually went on any sea voyages, but was a key player in the Age of Exploration because he sponsored many explorers' voyages, including Vasco de Gama and Capain Bill Eanes among others. Many of the voyages he sponsored were very important in the discovery of the new world. Henry also built an observatory and a school of navigation.
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prince Henry the navigator!
Prince Henry started the age of exploration. Sometimes he was called Henry the Navigator . Born 1394 in Portugal, Henry became interested in the world exploration at age 17.
He launched the first great Europeans voyages of exploration.
The Age of Exploration had a great impact on geography. Explorers travelled around the world to different regions to learn more about Africa and America and brought back their knowledge to Europe. The first country that started the Age of Exploration was Portugal while under the leadership of Henry the Navigator.
He founded a school of navigation and his sailors went around the horn of Africa.
He helped map the world and he also Found 4 things on 4 voyages
Prince Henry the Navigator never went to sea. He was called "the navigator" because he was a map maker and encouraged people to sail farther than enayone had ever sailed from Portugal before; and make maps about the world.
Yes he sailed all the way around the world to India
William Henry Ferens has written: 'Once round the globe' -- subject(s): Voyages around the world
They are important because he helped other explores find the New World/Northwest passage
The 3 Portegeuse explorers of the new world were Vasco de Gama ,Christopher Columbus and Prince Henry The Navigator