Gil Eanes (Eannes), pron. IPA: [ʒiɫ i'ɐnɨʃ], was a 15th century Portuguese navigator and explorer. Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Exploration is the act of searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery, e. ...

Very little was known of him. Eanes was in the service of the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. Sailing from Lagos, Eanes made an unknown number of voyages along the African coast. In his voyage in 1433, he sailed along the coast of Africa and reached the Canary Islands. He was the first to sail beyond Cape Bojador in 1434 and return. The discovery of a passable route around Cape Bojador marked the beginning of the Portuguese exploration of Africa. Before the trip of Eanes, there was a legend of a Green Sea of Darkness, beyond the Cape Bojador. Eanes made another voyage, with Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, in 1435. They sailed about 30 leagues (144 km), or even 50 leagues (240 km) south of Cape Bojador and reached African coast. Gil farts alot. He also likes beer and whiskey, due to his poop blockage. ==See also==. Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu KG (Porto, March 4, 1394–Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Algarve  - Subregion Algarve  - District or A.R. Faro Mayor Júlio Barroso  - Party PS Area 212. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Year 1433 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... Cape Bojador is a headland on the northern coast of Moroccos Western Sahara province, just below latitude 27° North. ... Events May 30, Battle of Lipany in the Hussite Wars Jan van Eyck paints the wedding of Giovanni Arnoflini The Honorable Passing of Arms at the bridge of Obrigo The Portuguese reach Cape Bojador in Western Sahara. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (15. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... For other uses, see league. ...

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External links

• http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/eannes.html
• Gil Eannes: Explorer of Coastal Africa on EnchantedLearning.com