Prince+Henry+the+Navigator

(1394-1460) Prince Henry of Portugal formed a navigation school and eventually sparked Portugal's exploration. Searching for alternate trade routes to the Spice Islands of the East, Henry sponsored fourteen voyages in twelve years. With gold and overall wealth as his greatest motivator, Henry was detrermined to find a direct trading route. This lead to the beginning of the Iberian wave of exploration. Under his funding and support, Dias was able to pass the Cape of Good Hope and later on de Gama was able to reach the Indies because of the exploration started by Henry.

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