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What route did prince Henry the navigator explorers take to get to Asia?
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How did Prince Henry the navigator help find a sea to route to Asia?
Prince Henry used a scientific way of determining the ships sailing, direction, and the location.
The portuguese prince who founded a navigation school in the 1300s?
Prince Henry the Navigator started a school for navigators in an effort to find a faster passageway to the far east. Sailors made some leeway towards his goal, but the actual route was not discovered until years after his death when Vasco da Gama made the trip in 1498.
Why did prince Henry the navigator want to send ships to Africa?
He wanted a route around Africa to the Asian markets.
Why did prince Henry the navigator want to send ships south to Africa?
He wanted a route around Africa to the Asian markets.
Why did prince Henry become a navigator?
One of the reasons Prince Henry became a navigator is because of his love for travel.Another reason is because he was inspired by his grandfather King Fedor The Third who led the expedition to find spices . Also Prince Henry didn't like when things seemed unfair(wich in his opinion was the cost of the trading route) so he tried to do something about it.
What was prince Henrys nick name?
His goal was to find a route to the rich spice trade of the indies and to explore the west coast of Africa.
What were the accomplishments of Prince Henry the Navigator?
Prince Henry's major accomplishments included exploration of West Africa. He also formed a school for navigation that helped to encourage more exploration for Portugal.
Whats Prince Henry's sea route?
Prince Henry's sea route was to go to the tip of Africa and then to Europe. He never did acompish his sea route.
Why did European want to find a trade route to Asia?
prince Henry believed that if explorers found a way around Africa then that would be a short cut to Asia.
Why did prince Henry the navigator encourage exploration?
Prince Henry was a Portuguese royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers. Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africa's west coast, but did not go on them himself. Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships sailed to the Madeira Islands rounded Cape Bojador sailed to Cape Blanc sailed around Cap Vert and went as far as the Gambia River and Cape Palmas
What route did prince Henry's ships follow?
Henry the Navigator sent ships to the Madeira Islands, around the dangerous Cape Bojador to Cape Blanc and Cap Vert. Thanks to his studies, the ships also went to the Gambia River and Cape Palmas.
What relation was Henry the navigator to Christopher Columbus?
Columbus was an explorer and a sailor. He discovered the New World (later Americas) and was patronised by the Spanish. He was not an aristocrat. Henry the Navigator never took a voyage himself. He was a Portuguese prince who patronised seamen to find a new route to the Indies. He established the first school of navigation and the first observatory in Portugal.
