Conquest of Ceuta

Date: August 21, 1415 • Location: M'Diq-Fnideq, Morocco

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1415.

Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Conquest of Ceuta.

Prince Henry the Navigator, was a Portuguese prince, a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and often credited as one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery. Henry was the third child of King John I of Portugal, who founded the House of Aviz.