Henry Morton Stanley
By: Isabel Martínez
Henry Morton Stanley
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-In 1859, he left for New Orleans.
-In 1867, Stanley became special correspondent for the New York Herald. Two years later he was commissioned by the paper to go to Africa and search for Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
-Stanley reached Zanzibar in January 1871 and proceeded to Lake Tanganyika, Livingstone's last known location.
-In November 1871 he found the explorer who greet him with the famous words: 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?' Stanley's reports on his expedition made his name.
When Livingstone died in 1873, Stanley resolved to continue his exploration of the region.
-August 1877, after an epic journey that he later described in 'Through the Dark Continent' (1878).
-In 1879, with Leopold's support, Stanley returned to Africa where he worked to open the lower Congo to commerce by the construction of roads.
-In 1890, now back in Europe, Stanley married and then began a worldwide lecture tour.
-He became member of parliament for Lambeth in south London, serving from 1895 to 1900.
-He was knighted in 1899.
-He died in London on 10 May 1904.