Sailors commissioned by Henry discovered several islands while ... In 1940, a statue of Prince Henry the Navigator was erected in Fall River by the people of New England of Portuguese descent.

It highlights key figures such as Prince Henry the Navigator, who advanced maritime ... who sought a westward route to India and instead discovered the Americas. The narrative also touches upon ...

Duarte Pachece Pereira, Portuguese Explorer, 1506 Judging by his name, you might think that Henry the Navigator was a great explorer with extraordinary navigating skills. Truth is, Prince Henry of ...

The Discoveries of Prince Henry the Navigator, and their Results; being the Narrative of the Discovery by Sea, within One Century, of more than Half the World. By Richard Henry Major Portraits ...

1460: Infante Henrique (Prince Henry), known to history as Henry the Navigator, dies at 66 in Sagres ... But Henry was determined to discover the extent of the Muslim world, which, as a good ...

Mostly, though, Prince Henry the Navigator, born in 1394 and dead in 1460, gazes out on the traffic which passes up and down Pleasant Street. In his pre-statue life, Henry fought pirates at sea ...

Duarte Pachece Pereira, Portuguese Explorer, 1506 Judging by his name, you might think that Henry the Navigator was a great explorer with extraordinary navigating skills. Truth is, Prince Henry of ...

Prince Henry of Portugal (1394-1460), called ""the Navigator,"" is widely known as a precursor of Columbus, a man who helped set the European world on its great global adventure, and a paragon of ...

A.D. 130).” Prince Henry the Navigator. By C. Raymond Beazley (Heroes of the Nations Series.) (Putnam's Sons).