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Most of Verrazzano's expeditions went well, but on his last voyage in 1528 when he was exploring a well vegetated island that looked like there weren't many inhabitants, he was attacked by native cannibals.

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Like many other newcomer explorers during this time period, Verrazzano's goal was to find another route towards Asia and India.

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Characteristics and Skills of Verrazzano

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Characteristics and Skills of Verrazzano

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Giovanni was a very smart and excelled student in studies and mathematics. As his studies progressed, he became interested in exploration and travel.

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Verrazzano was a popular pioneering explorer and was the first explorer to claim that what he found wasn't Asia, but a New World. Sadly, Verrazzano's claims were overshadowed by Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe.

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Before sailing for the French Empire, in 1506 Giovanni Verrazzano was actually a pirate instead of an explorer for the French Empire.

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Giovanni didn't find a route to Asia or India, but however he did manage to travel to the following places on his exploration which were the Carolinas, the Atlantic Coast of North America, Newfoundland, and New York Harbor.

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Verrazzano explored for the French Empire to find a new route to Asia and India from the years 1522 until his death by cannibalistic natives in 1528.

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Giovanni mostly explored towards the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. He seemed to have started his journey near the continent tip of Europe, and ended up close to the Carolinas at first, but then proceeded towards New York in the end.

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Giovanni de Verrazzano began his first voyage from 1522-1523 for the French Empire to search towards the West. Verrazzano's ship, the Delfina, traveled into the New World on January 17, 1524 and landed in the Bay of New York on April 17, 1524. In July 1524, he returned to France.

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Giovanni de Verrazzano was born near Val Di Grieve, Italy in 1485 which is 30 miles south of Florence, Italy.