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Giovanni da Verrazzano Biography
Giovanni the Pirate
Giovanni da Verrazzano was born sometime around 1485 in his family’s castle (Castello Verrazzano) in Val di Greve, Italy. In 1507, Verrazzano moved to Dieppe in the hopes of pursuing a career in navigation. While in Dieppe, he made voyages to the Eastern Mediterranean. He spent many years as a pirate, preying on Spanish and Portuguese sea vessels. He was responsible for stealing nearly two million dollars’ worth of gold from Spanish vessels that were bringing gold and jewels back from Mexico that were stolen from the Aztec Empire.
Wait, is this the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
In 1524, Verrazzano was chosen by King Francis inom of France to search for a “Northwest Passage” to Asia through North America. He left aboard La Dauphine in January of 1524. On March 1, 1524, he reached Cape Fear, North Carolina, and proceeded north to explore the coastline. Verrazzano believed he saw the Pacific Oc
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Giovanni da Verrazzano
Florentine explorer of North America for France (1485–1528)
"Verrazzano" redirects here. For other uses, see Verrazano (disambiguation).
Giovanni da Verrazzano | |
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| Born | 1485 Val di Greve, Republic of Florence |
| Died | 1528 (aged 42–43) Unclear; possibly Guadeloupe |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Janus Verrazanus, Jehan de Verrazane |
| Occupation | Explorer |
| Parent(s) | Piero Andrea di Bernardo da Verrazzano (Father), Fiammetta Cappelli (Mother) |
Giovanni da Verrazzano (VERR-ə-ZAH-noh, -ət-SAH-,[1][2][3][4]Italian:[dʒoˈvannida(v)verratˈtsaːno]; often misspelled Verrazano in English;[5] 1485–1528) was an Italian[6] (Florentine) explorer[7][8] of North America, who led most of his later expeditions, including the one to America, in the service of King Francis I of France.
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Giovanni da Verrazzano
Explorer
Age of Discovery
Quick Facts:
He explored much of the North American east coast from North Carolina up to Maine, and was the first European to reach present day New York
Giovanni Da Verrazzano
“Giovanni Da Verrazzano,” Harper’s Encyclopedia of United States History, from 458 AD to 1902, 1901, From The Library at The Mariners’ Museum, E174.L8.
Introduction
Nearly 85 years before Henry Hudson reached present day Hudson Bay in New York, Giovanni da Verrazzano had previously sailed there. Verrazzano voyaged to the New World in search of a passage to Asia. He had sailed along and explored most of the eastern coast of the United States. Once he reached North America, he followed the coast for several months where he encountered numerous native peoples. Some of these natives would be less friendly, and ultimately lead to a grim fate for Verrazzano.
Biography
Early Life
Giovanni da Verrazzano (also spelled Verrazano) was born in 1485.