1. Giovanni De Verrazano Nationality - Italian who sailed for France Lifespan - 1485 – 1528 Family - Noble Italian family Family - Noble Italian family Education - Well educated befitting the status of his family Career - Italian Explorer and Navigator Famous for : Exploring the northeast coast of North America from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Maine He also discovered Manhattan and was the first European to enter New York bay By: Alicia, Kierra and, Emily

2. EEEEaten by cannibals in the Caribbean He sailed for France. Was the first man to set foot in the New York Harbor Giovanni was the only explorer to anchor away from shore Verrazano Narrows Bridge, named for the famous explorer, opened in 1964 and is the longest suspension bridge in the world

3.  1485: Giovanni da Verrazano was born in at Val di Grieve, near Florence, Italy Giovanni da Verrazzano came from a good Italian family and was a well educated Renaissance man Giovanni da Verrazzano travelled the seas as a pirate, or Privateer sailing for King Francis I of France, attacking ships belonging to the Spanish and the Portuguese 1522: Giovanni da Verrazzano captured a Spanish treasure ship sent from Mexico, by Hernando Cortes, to King Charles V of Spain. The value of gold on the treasure ship was valued at nearly two million dollars

4. He explored NY Bay. He explored it in 1524-1527. He sailed to find another rout to China. He explored NY Bay. He explored it in 1524-1527. He sailed to find another rout to China.

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