Prince Henry the Navigator died on this day in history, 13 November 1460. He was instrumental in the rise of maritime exploration and was a key figure in initiating the Age of Discovery.
Portrait of explorer and settler of the Madeira Islands João Gonçalves Zarco (c. 1390–1471) — Nicolau Ferreira, c. 1790, after a 16th-century original (Palace of São Lourenço, Funchal)