Who organized the voyages of Portuguese sailors to the shores of Africa?

At the origins of the sea power of Portugal is the remarkable figure of the indefatigable inspirer and organizer of sea voyages, Prince Enrique (Henry) the Navigator (1394-1460) … Although Enrique the Navigator did not take personal part in any of the numerous sea expeditions he organized and stepped on board the ship only for the sake of participating in military campaigns in North Africa, he received his honorary nickname by right. From 1416 to 1460 many dozens of ships were sent to the islands of the Atlantic and to the shores of Africa on his orders and at his expense.