| LC control no. | n 79061324 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Henry, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460 |
| Variant(s) | Henry, the Navigator, 1394-1460 Henryk, Żeglarz, książę, 1394-1460 Henri, le Navigateur, 1394-1460 Heinrich, der Seefahrer, 1394-1460 Henrique, O Navegador, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460. Henrique, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460 Henrique de Aviz, 1394-1460 De Aviz, Henrique, 1394-1460 |
| Associated country | Portugal |
| Birth date | 1394-03-04 |
| Death date | 1460-11-13 |
| Place of birth | Porto (Portugal) |
| Affiliation | Order of Christ |
| Profession or occupation | Explorers Princes |
| Found in | L'impero degli odori, c2001: p. 3 (Henrique de Aviz; b. 1394 in Oporto; d. ca. 1460 in Lisbon; navigator famous for his explorations in the Atlantic) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 29, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Henry the Navigator; Infante Henrique; Duke of Viseu; Henrique; explorer, military leader, prince; born 04 March 1394 in Oporto, Portugal. He received an extensive education in theology, philosophy, and the liberal arts; led a Portuguese invasion of the Moroccan port city of Ceuta (1415); led an attack against the Moroccan port of Tangier (1437); assisted in the capture of Alcacer, Morocco; was head of the Military Order of Christ, a Portuguese brotherhood of knights (1420); supervised the colonization of the Azores (1439-1448); approved the capture and sale of West African slaves in Lagos (1444); set the foundation for Portuguese imperial ventures in North and sub-Saharan Africa. He died 13 November 1460) |
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