2. Life About 1418, Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation along with an astronomical observatory at Sagres, Portugal. In this school, people were trained in navigation, map-making, and science, in order to sail down the west of Africa.
3. Exploration He is most famous for the voyages of discovery that he organized and financed, which eventually led to the rounding of Africa and the establishment of sea routes to the Indies.
4. Glory His own life only sufficed for the accomplishment of a small portion of his task. The complete opening out of the African or southeast route to the Indies needed nearly forty years of somewhat intermittent labor after his death
