Which two expeditions did prince henry of portugal sponsor?
a.) john cabot’s trip to canada
b.) jacques cartier’s trip up the st. lawrence river
c.) christopher columbus’s trip to hispaniola
d.) gil eannes’s trip around cape bojador
e.) bartolomeu dias’s trip around the cape of good hope

D.) Gil Eannes’s trip around Cape Bojador

E.) Bartolomeu Dias’s trip around the Cape of Good Hope

Portugal, the western-most European country, played important role in  Western Age of Discovery and Exploration. Under the guidance of Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal played the key role throughout the fifteenth century in exploring the route to Asia by navigating south around Africa.

The invention of a common route nearby Cape Bojador considered as the opening of the Portuguese investigation of Africa. They voyaged about 30 leagues (144 km), or even 50 leagues (240 km)  of south land of Cape Bojador and entered the African coast.

In 1488, Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European sailor to curl the southerly tip of Africa, unlocking the gateway for a sea route from Europe to Asia.