Henry the Navigator
People & Achievements
The Aviz prince who funded the systematic exploration of the Atlantic.
Infante Dom Henrique (1394 to 1460), known in English as Henry the Navigator, was the third son of João I of Portugal and the patron of the early Discoveries. From his base in Sagres on the southwest tip of Europe, he organised and funded expeditions that reached Madeira, the Azores and progressivel