At the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Street in Fall River, a statue portrays Prince Henry the Navigator ... distinguished the caravel from other sailing ships were its triangular ...

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 ...

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1460: Infante Henrique (Prince Henry), known to history as Henry the Navigator ... chart the growing Portuguese world, as well as funding the building of newer, faster ships to expand the ...

Mostly, though, Prince Henry the Navigator ... the Portuguese “Age of Discoveries,” when mariners from that country fanned out over the known earth, sailing their small wooden ships forward ...

Every year, a Portuguese-American of the Year is chosen by The Prince Henry Society, a philanthropic group dedicated to good works in the spirit of Portugal’s famous seaman. This year ...

He continues to serve on a number of organizations and has received many awards, including the “Officer of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator” honor from the Portuguese government.

to celebrate the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Prince Henry the Navigator, the real initiator of modern maritime exploration. H. R. H. the Duke of York and the Portuguese Minister ...

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

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 ...