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[[File:Henry the Navigator1.jpg|thumb|Henry the Navigator]]
[[Prince]] '''Henry the Navigator''' ([[was born in 1394]]–[[ and died in 1460]]). He was a prince from [[Portugal]], the third son of King John I of Portugal. He was called '''InfanteInfant Dom Henrique''' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. He was never a [[navigation|navigator]] himself. He got his name because he [[wikt:organize|organized]] many [[ocean]] [[travel|voyages]] on which lands were found.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.thornr.demon.co.uk/kchrist/phenry.html|publisher=www.thornr.demon.co.uk|title=Most famous for...|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref> He is seen as the man who started the [[Age of Discovery]]. He is also known for opening a navigation school in Portugal, so tools and ships could be made better. Henry the Navigator also discovered the first shipping routes directly from Europe to Asia for the Portuguese monarchy. youre gay
He opened a navigation school in Portugal, so the [[technology]] of tools and ships could be made better. One of these developments was the [[caravel]]. His explorers discovered the first shipping routes directly from Europe to Asia for the Portuguese monarchy.
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