Giovanni Verrazano by Amelia L paluch

Brief summary

caffeine241 — 2024-09-03 13:30:17 UTC

Giovanni Verrazano

Birthdate: 1485

Deathdate: 1528

City born in: Val di Greve, Italy

Occupation: Explorer

It was said that King Francis of France sent Verrazano to explore the Coast of North America for a route to the Pacific.

Voyages (2,3,4,6,7)

caffeine241 — 2024-09-04 13:12:16 UTC

Verrazano had explored the northeast coast of North America from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Maine while searching for a Northwest passage to Asia. Verrazzano sailed for King François-premier (Francis I) of France.

Verrazzano left Madeira, Spain, on January 17, 1524, and landed at Cape Fear on March 1. He first sailed south, then returned and sailed north, to New York, anchoring the narrows that are now name for him. He sailed up to Maine and then on to Newfoundland, Canada, and back to Europe (landing in Dieppe, France on July 8). Verrazzano thought that North America was a thin isthmus separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Verrazzano was killed and eaten by Carib Indians in 1528.

caffeine241 — 2024-09-04 13:15:17 UTC

Ending summary

caffeine241 — 2024-09-04 13:17:30 UTC

Giovanni da Verrazzano began pursuing a maritime career, and in the 1520s, he was sent by King Francis I of France to explore the East Coast of North America for a route to the Pacific. He made landfall near what would be Cape Fear, North Carolina, in early March and headed north to explore. Verrazzano eventually discovered New York Harbor, which now has a bridge spanning it named for the explorer. After returning to Europe, Verrazzano made two more voyages to the Americas. On the second, in 1528, he was killed and eaten by the natives of one of the Lower Antilles, probably on Guadeloupe.