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My explorer is Giovanni Da Verrazano and I will tell you alot about him. Here are some facts about him. He was born in Florence,Italy.He was born about 1485. Giovanni Da Verrazano's mom's name is Fiametta Capelli De Verrazano and his Dad's name is Pietro Andrea De Verrazano.Giovanni Da Verrazano has a brother named Girolamo .Giovanni Da Verrazano has a friend named Jacques Cartier. When he was a young man he moved to France and that is when he started sailing.They sailed for France but they went to North America and he sailed on merchant ships to the Mediterranean sea.In about 1525,The king made Giovanni Da Verrazano go on a expedition by King Francis I of France. At the time, the Spanish and English have been traveling to a place called the "NEW WORLD" for years. King Francis wanted Giovanni Da Verrazano to do his lands for France while searching for a sea route to China. In early 1525, Verrazano left France with four ships,but he went on a boat called The La Dauphine, made it to the new world. The ship reached Cape Fear, that is now North Carolina.Over the months Girolamo and Giovanni Da Verrazano found a piece of land.They did not know that North America is a continent.They didn't even know that it was covered with two oceans. In Giovanni Da Verrazano sailed to Cape,Fear that is now North Carolina.That was his first voyage.His second voyage he sailed to the New York Harbor. There is a monument for him called the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. On his third voyage he went to Brazil. On his Fourth voyage he went to the Narragansett bay. On his last voyage he went to Florida and to a Island called Lesser Antilles and Girolamo went with him to the last voyage. He got eaten on his last voyage.He was a Italian navigator who explored for for France and he the first European to sight the New York Harbor Narragansett Bay.He has a monument called Verrazano Narrows Bridge.He died in 1528 because the indians ate him. He is a great explorer. Sources: grolier.com Source: [|www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html] Giovanni Da Verrazano

Giovanni Da Verrazano was one of the greatest Italian navigator who discovered a beautiful harbor called the New York Harbor Narragansett Bay. Giovanni Da Verrazano explored the “NEW WORLD” and North and South America. Giovanni Da Verrazano was born in Florence, Italy about 1485. His mother’s name is Fiametta Capelli De Verrazano and his father’s name is Pietro Andrea De Verrazano and he has a brother named Girolamo. When he was a young he moved to a beautiful place called France and there he began sailing.in April 1525, his first voyage King Francis I sent Giovanni Da Verrazano to the New York Harbor. Giovanni Da Verrazano tried to find the westward passage in Asia. He went on a ship called the La Dauphine. the voyage was over and went back to France on July,1525. There is a monument for him in Staten Island on the New York Harbor called the called the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. picture only on nettrecker. Sources: http://elementary.nettrekker.com/isearch/frame/index.epl?image_id=212552000001