Explorer Timeline

  • Mar 13, 1394

    Henry and his brothers belief

    The brothers grew up believing it was their duty to fight Muslims, as their ancestors had when they reconquered Portugal from the muslims.
  • Period: Mar 13, 1394 to Mar 13, 1450

    Explorer Timeline

  • Period: Mar 15, 1394 to Mar 15, 1450

    Henry The Navigator

  • Period: Mar 15, 1394 to Mar 15, 1460

    Henry The Navigator

  • Jun 13, 1415

    Henry The Navagator Conqueres Ceuta

    In 1415, when Henry the Navigator was 21, he and his brothers led the attack on Ceuta. Ceuta is a Muslim port city in Africa. The brothers attacked the city to gain glory to defeating the Muslim city. This not an exploration, it is just a quick attack.
  • Mar 13, 1418

    Henry Started Navigation school

    In 1418 Henry started the first oceanic navigation school. In this school, people were trained in navigation, map making, and science, in order to sail down the west of Africa. He never went on the explorations, but he started navigation school, so his explores could go to the areas he wanted to them to explore.
  • Mar 13, 1444

    The rich spices in the indies.

    He wanted to find a trade route to the rich and good spices in the Indies, also for his explorers to search the coast of Africa.
  • Mar 13, 1460

    Death

    Henry the Navigator died in 1460.