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Prince Henry and the navigators in the monument to the Portuguese discoveries, Belém, Lisbon.
Prince Henry and the navigators in the monument to the Portuguese discoveries, Belém, Lisbon.

"The Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu (Porto, March 4, 1394 – November 13, 1460 in Sagres) was an infante (prince) of the Portuguese House of Aviz and an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire, being responsible for the beginning of the European worldwide explorations. He is known in English as Prince Henry the Navigator. ...

Gil Eanes, the commander of one of Henry's expeditions, became the first European known to pass Cape Bojador in 1434. This was a breakthrough as it was considered close to the end of the world, with difficult currents that did not encourage commercial enterprise.

Henry also continued his involvement in events closer to home. In 1431 he donated houses for the Estudo Geral to reunite all the sciences — grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, music and astronomy — into what would later become the University of Lisbon. For other subjects like medicine or philosophy, he ordered that each room should be decorated according to each subject that was being taught. ..."

[in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Navigator]

Bridge 25 of April, one of the two Lisbon bridges over the Tagus river.
Bridge 25 of April, one of the two Lisbon bridges over the Tagus river.


The picture was kindly provided by mondoinmi7

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