6A+-+Verrazano

=GIOVANNI DA VERRAZANO= =__Introduction__= Giovanni da Verrazano was born into an Italian noble family in 1485, in Tuscany,Italy. He died in Lesser Antilles, in 1528, being eaten by cannibalistic Carribeans. Although Da Verrazano was an Italian navigator, he lived in Lyons, France. =__Purpose__= Giovanni da Verrazano believed that a huge land existed between Europe and Asia. He set out on an expedition to find a northwestern route. Da Verrazano also wanted to capture Spanish ships. =__Voyages/ Routes__= On his first voyage, in 1524, Giovanni da Verrazano sailed on behalf of France with a charter from Francis the first. He sailed with 4 ships. He was on the flagship, La Dauphine. Two ships were shipwrecked and one was sent home with stolen Spanish goods. He explored the east coast of America, from the Carolinas to Newfoundland.Da Verrazano believed that he found a route to Asia through this land mass. This route became known as the Northwest Passage.In 1527, he set out on a second voyage to Brazil. He returned with dyewood. In 1528, Da Verrazano set out on his third and last voyage. He encountered a group of cannibals who ate him.

__Hardships and Challenges__
Two ships were shipwrecked shortly after departure. Near Cape Fear, Da Verrazano encountered a mountrous storm =__Interesting Facts__= There is a bridge in New York named the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Da Verrazano was the first European to enter the New York Harbor. His brother, Girolamo da Verrazano, came along on his third voyage as a mapmaker. Somewhere in Virginina, he named a place Arcadia. The name shifted up to Nova Scotia and was changed to Acadia. He met 4 groups of natives along his journey, one of which ate him. =__Historical Contributions__= Giovanni da Verrazano discovered North America (New France). He proved the existance of a new continent. He discovered New York Bay. Da Verrazano discovered a route which was to become the Northwest Passage. In New York there is a bridge named after him.

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