 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Henry akanga ane makore 21 apo iye nababa vake nevakoma vake vakatora chiteshi chengarava cheMoor cheCeutakuchamhembe kweMorocco. Kwenguva refu, Ceuta yaiva muzinda wevapambi vokuBarbary avo vaivhozhokera mhenderekedzo yegungwa rePortugal, vachiparadza misha nokutapa vagari vayo kuti vatengeswe mukutengeswa kwevaranda vokuAfrica. Pashure pokubudirira uku, Henry akatanga kuongorora mhenderekedzo yegungwa yeAfrica, yakawanda yayo yakanga isingazivikanwi navaEurope. Zvinangwa zvake zvaibatanidza kuwana manyuko ezvokutengeserana nendarama yeWest Africa noumambo hune mukurumbira hwechiKristu hwaPrester John, uye kumisa kurwisa kwevapambi pamhenderekedzo yePortugal. 