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Gil Eanes (
Eannes),
pron., was a
15th century Portuguese navigator and
explorer.
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, by making a wide turn. 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.
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