WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The School of Sagres (Escola de Sagres in Portuguese), also called Court of Sagres is supposed to have been a group of figures associated with fifteenth century Portuguese navigation, gathered by prince Henry of Portugal in Sagres near Cape St. Vincent, the southwestern end of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Algarve.

Detailed explanation-2: -Exploring the West African Coast In 1419, Prince Henry started the first school of navigation at Sagres, Portugal. The goal of the school was to train people in navigation, map-making and science to prepare them to sail around the west coast of Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sagres Fort and Navigators’ School In 1420, Prince Henry the Navigator used his Order’s funds to establish a school here for navigators.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sagres, Portugal is one of the best destinations to visit in Portugal’s Algarve region. It is renowned for its wind-buffeted fortresses, scattered along its sea-sculpted cliffs, a unique edge-of-the-world feel redolent of Portugal’s former maritime exploits, and the scenic port of Sagres town.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sagres is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the southern Algarve of Portugal. It has 1, 894 inhabitants (2021) in an area of 34.37 square kilometres (13.27 sq mi).