Infante D. Henrique - San Juan, Puerto Rico
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N 18° 27.793 W 066° 06.884
19Q E 804738 N 2043867
A bust statue of Infante D. Henrique (Henry, the Navigator)
Waymark Code: WMR6KR
Location: Puerto Rico
Date Posted: 05/17/2016
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«Infante Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Henry the Navigator (Portuguese: Henrique, o Navegador), was an important figure in 15th-century Portuguese politics and in the early days of the Portuguese Empire.
Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discoveries.
Henry was the third child of the Portuguese king John I and responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and maritime trade with other continents through the systematic exploration of Western Africa, the islands of the Atlantic Ocean, and the search for new routes.
King John I was the founder of the House of Aviz. Henry encouraged his father to conquer Ceuta (1415), the Muslim port on the North African coast across the Straits of Gibraltar from the Iberian Peninsula. He learned of the opportunities from the Saharan trade routes that terminated there, and became fascinated with Africa in general; he was most intrigued by the Christian legend of Prester John and the expansion of Portuguese trade. Henry is regarded as the patron of Portuguese exploration.»
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This bronze statue depicts the bust of Infante D. Henrique with a hat. The pedestal's inscription reads:
COMISSÃO PORTUGUESA
QUINTO CENTENÁRIO
DO DESCOBRIMENTO DA
AMÉRICA E PORTO RICO
MONUMENTO AO
INFANTE D. HENRIQUE
DOADO PELA COMUNIDADE
PORTUGUESA AO MUI BOM
POVO DE PORTO RICO
INAUGURADO POR SUA
EXCELÊNCIA, O GOVERNADOR DE
PORTO RICO,
RAFAEL HERNANDEZ COLON,
NO DÉCIMO DIA DO MÊS DE JUNHO
DO ANO MCMXCII DA ERA
DE CRISTO, DIA DE PORTUGAL,
DE CAMÕES E DAS
COMUNIDADES PORTUGUESAS