Henry the Navigator

from many cultures. I was interested to learn about the explorations that took place around late 1400’s because I wanted to know how these men were able to succeed in sail into water and not knowing where they will end up in since it was their first time. Also, I was intrigued by how people from different cultures and countries would welcome the sailors into their land. Vasco da Gama, the author of this journal, was born in 1460 at Sines, Portugal. He had a reputation of being a warrior and a navigator, to which created interest to Price Manuel and Prince John. The two princes, wanted to continue the efforts of Prince Henry of exploring the new ways to sail to Asia. The reason for his writing was to keep a journal of all of his findings in his expedition in order to present to the King of Portugal in hopes of finding a trading route to Asia. I believe he wrote his journal as he went along with his expedition between year 1497 and 1498. In Portugal, Prince Henry was a known as “the navigator”. He was eager to find routes that could lead to Asia. He wanted to set up a school for mariners where they could learn how to navigate the sea. He sponsored many expeditions to explore the African coast in order to find a route to Asia. Around this time period, the Mongol Empire disintegrated and it resulted to the trade network to collapse. There was a lot of efforts to expand the Ottoman Empire Europeans wanted to bypass the Mediterranean. During this time, there were new tools for…

Have you ever heard of a man named Henry the Navigator? If you have, did you ever hear of his amazing, groundbreaking accomplishments? If not, don’t waste any time learning about this famous, influential, and truly great explorer. Not only was he an explorer, a prince, and a figure we praise, but he also made many contributions in our history. He started off as any other person, but quickly became a part of an exploration business. This essay will further explain the next four topics based on…

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Infante Henrique of Portugal (1394-1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was the third son of King John I, the leader of Portugal at the time, and his English wife, Phillipa of Lancaster. He played an important role in the exploration and navigation of lands and route around Africa in order to reach Asia. With these expeditions, he helped create map that have an important impact on the world’s geography. According to Russell Yost in his article “Henry the Navigator”, Henry play an…

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Henry Hudson was an English explorer, sea captain, and navigator during the late 15th century and early 16th century. He made four voyages as attempts to discover a northern route to go to Asia from Europe. Hudson’s route changed several times to avoid ice, bad weather, and shallow waters. He explored much of America and Canada. His exploration was very important in our history; some even say he founded New York. He made four voyages as attempts to discover a northern route to go to Asia from…

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