Learn more about some of the history’s most famous explorers and what they ... While in the service of Spain, Portuguese ...

of Portugal. 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 ...

The first Europeans to come to Africa's West Coast to trade were funded by Prince Henry, the famous Portuguese ... The following year, Portuguese explorers returned from Africa with more gold ...