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What was Henry the Navigator?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

He was not a what but a who. He was a Portuguese prince who patronised seamen to find new routes to the Indies. He helped them to take voyages along the western coast of Africa. He never took a voyage himself. He was a Renaissance man with lot of knowledge, ambitions, and curiosity. He founded the first schol of navigation where seamen were taught navigation, cartography, and asrtonomy. He also founded the first observatory.

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