where did the maderia sail in 1418?

Question

what land mark was it locatede at

Answer 1

Portugese sailors, led by Prince Henry the Navigator, re-discovered the island of Madeira (first discovered by the Romans) and settled there in 1418. Madeira is located in the North Atlantic, about 500 kilometers off the coast of Portugal and north of Africa. The Madeira region contains several islands, of which Madeira and Porto Santo are the only two that are inhabited today. If there is a specific ship called the Madeira that you are refering to, it may have been the one that sailed to the Madeira Islands, and therefore may have been the islands' namesake. However, I have never seen a reference to any such ship... If anyone else has, please elaborate...