voyages of Henry the Navigator

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Age of Discovery event Portuguese maritime expedition series of voyages

The voyages of Henry the Navigator were a series of 15th-century Portuguese expeditions along the West African coast that pioneered European maritime exploration and helped launch the Age of Discovery.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Age of Discovery event ⓘ Portuguese maritime expedition ⓘ series of voyages ⓘ
associatedInstitution	Fortress of Sagres ⓘ surface form: School of Sagres
country	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
discovered	Azores (for Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeira ⓘ surface form: Madeira Islands (for Portugal)
economicImpact	access to West African gold ⓘ development of sugar plantations on Atlantic islands ⓘ foundation of Portuguese trading posts in West Africa ⓘ
endApproximateYear	1460s ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked beginning of sustained European exploration of Africa by sea ⓘ precursor to Portuguese route around the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
mainRegionExplored	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ West African coast ⓘ eastern Atlantic islands ⓘ
notableExplorer	Alvise Cadamosto ⓘ Antão Gonçalves ⓘ Dinis Dias ⓘ Diogo de Azambuja ⓘ surface form: Diogo Gomes Gil Eanes ⓘ Gonçalo Velho Cabral ⓘ Nuno Tristão ⓘ
organizedFrom	Lagos, Portugal ⓘ Fortress of Sagres ⓘ surface form: Sagres
patron	Henry the Navigator ⓘ
purpose	bypass of trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ expansion of Portuguese influence ⓘ maritime exploration ⓘ search for new trade routes ⓘ spread of Christianity ⓘ
reached	Cape Bojador ⓘ Gambia River ⓘ surface form: Gambia River region Senegal River Delta ⓘ surface form: Senegal River region
result	development of Atlantic slave trade routes ⓘ helped launch the Age of Discovery ⓘ improved European nautical knowledge ⓘ initiated Portuguese expansion overseas ⓘ mapping of West African coastline ⓘ pioneered European oceanic exploration along West Africa ⓘ
sponsor	Portuguese Crown ⓘ
startApproximateYear	1410s ⓘ
startCentury	15th century ⓘ
timePeriod	15th century ⓘ
usedTechnology	astrolabe ⓘ caravel ⓘ magnetic compass ⓘ portolan charts ⓘ

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