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Question
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Who is commonly known as the ‘Navigator’?
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King John II
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Pope Alexander VI
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Price Henry
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King Emmanuel
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator (Portuguese: Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Prince Henry of Portugal was neither a sailor nor a navigator, but still he is widely known as Prince Henry-The navigator. This is because he sponsored a lot of exploration along the west coast of Africa.
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