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Infante Dom Henrique de Avis, Duke of Viseu, better known as Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal, was the fifth child of King John I. The prince was a responsible ruler and is remembered for developing Portugal’s trade routes with foreign countries, exploring the islands along the central spine of the Atlantic Ocean and sailing along the western coast of Africa in search of new trade routes to the Far East.
The 15th century was exciting as well as dangerous. It was a time when exploring meant
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My dear, I've found 'em!
They're here, every one of these nine Azores. Little islands full of prayers and shrines and vesper chimes, strung on a thread of water, like the decades in the windings of a Rosary of the Sea.
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― Lady Bobs, Her Brother, and I
― Lady Bobs, Her Brother, and I
