See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• FERNANDEZ, ALVARO
• FERNANDEZ, DIEGO
• JOHN FERNANDEZ (Joao, Joam)
• FERNANDEZ, JUAN (fl. c. 1570)
• FERNANDEZ, LUCAS

FERNANDEZ (Joao, Joam)  , Portuguese traveller of the 5th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . He was perhaps the earliest of See also:

• MODERN

modern explorers in the upland of See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, and a See also:

• PIONEER

pioneer of the See also:

• EUROPEAN

European slave- and See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold-See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade of See also:

• GUINEA

Guinea . We first hear of him (before 1445) as a See also:

• CAPTIVE (from Lat. capere, to take)

captive of the See also:

• BARBARY

Barbary See also:

• MOORS (Lat. Mauri; Gr. Mavpot, dark men)
• MOORS, KABYLES, MZABITES

Moors in the western Mediterranean; while among these he- acquired a knowledge of Arabic, and probably conceived the See also:

• DESIGN (Fr. desiin, drawing; Lat. designare, to mark out)

design of exploration in the interior of the See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent whose coasts the Portuguese were now unveiling . In 1445 he volunteered to stay in Guinea and gather what See also:

• INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information he could for See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry the Navigator; with this See also:

• OBJECT

object he accompanied An See also:

• TAM, JACOB BEN MEIR (1100-1171)

tam Gon9alvez to the " See also:

• RIVER

River of Gold " (Rio d'Ouro, Rio de Oro) in 23° 40' N., where he landed and went inland with some native shepherds . He stayed seven months in the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, which See also:

• LAY

lay just within Moslem Africa, slightly See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of See also:

• PAGAN
• PAGAN (Lat. paganus, of or belonging to a pagus, a canton, county district, village, commune)

Pagan Negroland (W . See also:

• SUDAN (Arabic Bilad-es-Sudan, country of the blacks)

Sudan); he was taken off again by Antam Gon9alvez at a point farther down the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, near the " Cape of See also:

• RANSOM (from Lat. redemptio, through Fr. rancon)

Ransom " (Cape Mirik), in 190 22' 14"; and his See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of his experiences proved of See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• INTEREST

interest and value, not only as to the natural features, See also:

• CLIMATE

climate, See also:

• FAUNA

fauna and See also:

• FLORA

flora of the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-western See also:

• SAHARA

Sahara, but also as to the racial See also:

• AFFINITIES

affinities, See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language, script, See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion, See also:

• NOMAD (Gr. voµas, voµabes, wandering)

nomad habits, and trade of its inhabitants . These See also:

• PEOPLE

people—though Mahommedans, maintaining a certain trade in slaves, gold, &c., with the Barbary coast (especially with See also:

• TUNIS

Tunis), and classed as " See also:

• ARABS

Arabs," " See also:

• BERBERS

Berbers," and " Tawny Moors "—did not then write or speak Arabic . In 1446 and 1447 See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• FERNANDEZ, ALVARO
• FERNANDEZ, DIEGO
• FERNANDEZ, JOHN (Joao, Joam)
• FERNANDEZ, JUAN (fl. c. 1570)
• FERNANDEZ, LUCAS

Fernandez accompanied other expeditions to the Rio d'Ouro and other parts of West Africa in the service of Prince Henry . He was personally known to Gomes Eannes de See also:

• AZURARA, GOMES EANNES DE (?-1474)

Azurara, the historian of this See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of Portuguese expansion; and from Azurara's language it is clear that Fernandez' See also:

• REVELATION, BOOK OF

revelation of unknown lands and races was fully appreciated at See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home . See Azurara, Chronica de . . . Guine, chs. See also:

• XXIX

xxix., xxxii., xxxiv., See also:

• XXXV

xxxv., lxxvii., lxxxiii., xc., xci., xciii .