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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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The Portuguese Government intends to build a statue in Lisbon honoring Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), the pioneer of deep water navigation whose work enabled voyages by Columbus, Magellan, and Drake.
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LISBON, Aug. 8.—An old world
symbol comparable to the famous
Statue of Liberty in New York
harbor will meet the gaze of travelers
approaching the extreme west
of Europe if the present intentions
of the Portuguese Government are
carried out.
The statue will be to the memory
of Prince Henry the navigator, who
lived 1394-1460, and made the discovery
of the new world possible.
He was the pioneer of deep water
navigation.
The purpose of the memorial will
be to remind all coming to Portugal
that it was Prince Henry's work in
the study of winds and astronomical
navigation which paved the
way for the voyages of Columbus,
Magellan and Drake.
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Lisbon
Event Date
Aug. 8
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portuguese government plans to erect statue as a memorial
Event Details
An old world symbol comparable to the Statue of Liberty will meet travelers approaching the extreme west of Europe if the Portuguese Government's intentions are carried out. The statue honors Prince Henry the navigator (1394-1460), who pioneered deep water navigation and made discovery of the new world possible. It reminds visitors to Portugal of his studies in winds and astronomical navigation that paved the way for voyages of Columbus, Magellan, and Drake.