What is Henry the Navigator?
[[File:Henry the Navigator1.jpg|thumb|Henry the Navigator]] '''Henry the Navigator''' was born in 1394 and died in 1460. He was a prince from [[Portugal]], the third son of King John I of Portugal. He was called Infant Dom Henrique in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. He was never a [[navigation|navigator]] himself. He got his name because he [[wikt:organize|organized]] many [[ocean]] [[travel|voyages]] on which lands were found. He is seen as the man who started the [[Age of Discovery]]. He opened a navigation school in Portugal, so the [[technology]] of tools and ships could be made better. One of these developments was the [[caravel]]. His explorers discovered the first shipping routes directly from Europe to Asia for the Portuguese monarchy. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:1394 births]] [[Category:1460 deaths]] {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Portuguese royalty]] [[Category:Princes and princesses]]