because he wanted the sailors to sail around Africa to the east
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He started it in 1418.
Prince Henry started his navigation school in Sagres, Portugal.
Prince Henry
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School of Navigation: About 1418, Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation along with an astronomical observatory at Sagres, Portugal. In this school, people were trained in nagivation, map-making, and science, in order to sail down the west of Africa.
It employed the best map makers available. It employed sailors into teachers.
Prince Henry started a navigation school
It employed the best map makers available. It employed sailors into teachers.
Prince Henry the Navigator from Portugal started a school built a school for sailors. This began the Age of Exploration.
It employed the best map makers available. It employed sailors into teachers.