Giovanni Da Verrazano 1485-1528
Life Birth:1485 Born in Italy in his families castle Verrazano’s interest were mathematics and sailing He visited the Mediterranean Sea as a boy Death: 1528
Exploration Explored for a new water route to China Rhode Island, present day Block Island, anchored at Newport France sponsored him
Achievements he discovered block island, Narragansett bay, and New York Bay A new world He was the 1st European to site New York
Map This is Verrazano’s voyages in 1524 He traveled to America then back to Italy
Interesting facts He died of cannibal Indians that killed him and then ate him His family was so wealthy they could pay for a good education that made him a good sailor Giovanni Da Verrazano was catholic He went on his exploration looking for another western sea route to China He found a bay and mistakenly thought it was the Pacific Ocean He was nice to the Native Americans but sometimes mean
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