Prince Henry the Navigator founded a school of navigation in Portugal during the 15th century. He financed expeditions along the African coast and employed mapmakers to improve navigation techniques and increase knowledge of the seas.
Samuel de Champlain's expeditions were financed by France. King Henry IV of France supported Champlain's efforts to explore and establish colonies in what is now Canada.
Bartholomeu Dias was financed by Portugal for his exploration voyages. Portugal was a major player in the Age of Exploration and sought to establish trade routes to Asia by sea.
Henry the NavigatorLM
prince Henry set up a navigation school. Bowtich is considered the father of modern navigation and his book is thought of as the bible of navigation, he made over 6,000 corrections to Newton
Prince Henry the Navigator was a key figure in financing and promoting Portuguese exploration. He established a navigation school and sponsored many expeditions along the coast of Africa, paving the way for future exploratory voyages.
Hernan Cortes's expeditions to Mexico were initially financed by his own wealth and loans from merchants in Cuba. Additionally, he received financial support from King Charles V of Spain and the Spanish crown to fund his conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Amerigo Vespucci was the man who financed Columbus' expeditions to America.
He financed their expeditions to explore the world and develop trade with other countries.
Samuel de Champlain's expeditions were financed by France. King Henry IV of France supported Champlain's efforts to explore and establish colonies in what is now Canada.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain financed Columbus and company
Robert de La Salle
I think his mom financed one trip, and National Geograhic, and another company financed another one of his trip.
Queen Isabella of Castile helped the exploration of the world by financing many exploration expeditions. She actually financed the voyages of Christopher Columbus who later discovered the New World.
When John I died and Henry's oldest brother Duarte became the head of the castle's council, Henry got a huge margin of the profit. He mainly financed himself, but he also held some monopolies on the Algarve. When Duarte died, he got richer. Henry first sponsored some exploration expeditions, later employed cartographers, etc. He was rich enough to do the stuff he wanted without other's help, although he was interested in the profits from his voyages...evidence from that can be gathered by in that in 1444, the first African slave sale in Lagos, which he received profits from the merchants in the fifth part. That voyage I believe was sponsored by the ship owners themselves.