prince Henry
Prince Henry, called "The Navigator".
Prince Henry the Navigator is credited with starting the Portuguese sailing school in the 15th century. He was a key figure in the early days of the Age of Exploration, promoting maritime exploration and navigation.
Prince Henry the Navigator was responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and trade with other continents through exploring parts of AfricaHe was called the navigator because he promoted and supported European travel during the age of exploration. He also made maps.His trips helped the Portuguese make much-needed maps of parts of Africa, and they were able to said places they weren't at first able to :)
The portuguese wanted to find gold along the coast of Africa
I believe that Portugal made what is now Brazil, one of their early colonial adventures.
Portuguese explorers focused on finding trade routes to Africa and Asia, while Spanish explorers were more concentrated on colonization and conquest in the Americas. Portuguese exploration was mainly driven by trade and establishing trading posts, while Spanish exploration involved more direct colonization and exploitation of resources. Additionally, the Portuguese were early leaders in exploration, with Bartolomeu Dias rounding the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, while Spanish exploration was more concentrated in the early 16th century.
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Prince Henry the Navigator ... born 04mar1394 in Porto, Portugal and died 13nov1460 in Vila do Infante, near Sagres.
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry sponsored the expeditions.
new info about currents wind patterns and climates where knowledge they needed to ventured farther from home.
Only to a limited extent. The Portuguese were a real sea-faring, trading and globe-exploring nation. Spain only got interested in sailing out to anywhere after Columbus had convinced its royal couple - on the basis of totally incorrect assumptions and calculations, by the way - that there was an easy and short way to India and China by sailing out to the west, and then came back with excited stories of gold lying around all over the place. After that, Spain's exploring activities limited themselves to colonizing and then exploiting Middle and South America, minus (Portuguese) Brazil.