Henry, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460

found: 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)

found: 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)