Prince Henry never actually sailed on any of the voyages of discovery he sponsored. Instead, Prince Henry established a school for the study of the arts of navigation, map making , and ship building
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Samuel de Champlain\'s most important voyage is often considered his voyage to start a new French colony on St. Lawrence. This voyage was sponsored by Pierre Dugua de Mons.
His goal was to find a route to the rich spice trade of the indies and to explore the west coast of Africa.
Although he started working for the Hudson's Bay Company, he left them and went to work for the North West Company, who sponsored his explorations.
Spanish crown had a contract with Columbus. In the contract he was to be made Admiral of the Deep Blue Sea, get a percentage of the riches, and given a governorship.
His sponsor was king Charles the fifth