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How Did the Myth of Prince Henry Obscure the Real Age of Discovery? - The Real Infante Henrique and Portuguese Maritime Expansion | Sleepy Facts About History
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The familiar story of Prince Henry the Navigator depicts a solitary visionary standing on a windswept cliff at Sagres, directing a grand academy of navigators that launched Europe into the Age of Discovery. It is a powerful and coherent image, but it is almost entirely a later invention. The real Infante Henrique of Portugal was a significant figure in maritime expansion, yet the gap between the historical man and the national myth reveals a great deal about how history is constructed and…
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