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    Giovanni da Verrazzano (/ˌvɛrəˈzɑːnoʊ, -ətˈsɑː-/ VERR-ə-ZAH-noh, -⁠ət-SAH-, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni da (v)verratˈtsaːno]; often misspelled Verrazano in English;...
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    1691. Cape Cod is described in a letter from the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano to Francis I of France, relating the details of a voyage to the...
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    the upper level and six on the lower level. The span is named for Giovanni da Verrazzano, who in 1524 was the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor...
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    Verrazzano family held the castle for centuries and the navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano is said to have been born there in 1485. The last Verrazzano...
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    of the Sea (1974: p. 227) Verrazzano, Giovanni da (1524)."The Written Record of the Voyage of 1524 of Giovanni da Verrazzano as recorded in a letter to...
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    for European dominance of the Americas. Other explorers include Giovanni da Verrazzano (for France), Amerigo Vespucci (for Spain), and John Cabot (for...
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  • Doge of Venice Giovanni D'Aleo (born 1959), Italian long-distance runner Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1480–c. 1520), Italian explorer Giovanni de Macque (c...
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    also named. It had previously been observed by Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailing for King Francis I of France in 1524, as he became the first...
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    New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. European settlement began with the Dutch in 1608 and New...
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    Florida, the Bahamas and the Lesser Antilles, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano was killed and allegedly eaten by Carib natives on what is now Guadeloupe...
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    calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 17 – Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, on board La Dauphine in the service of Francis I of France, sets...
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    Encyclopedia. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. Giovanni da Verrazzano Marina Militare website Portals: Italy Engineering...
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    three-masted sailing vessel that served as the flagship of the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano on his first voyage to the New World while seeking a shipping passage...
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    migration. Giovanni da Verrazzano (1909) – Located at Battery Place, the memorial was designed by Ettore Ximenes. It is a statue of Verrazzano, the first...
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    of Lyon in financing the expedition of Giovanni da Verrazzano to North America. On this expedition, Verrazzano visited the present site of New York City...
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    Abruzzi (1873–1933) Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà (1852–1905) Giovanni da Verrazzano (1484–1527) Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512) Ugolino Vivaldi (fl. 1291)...
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  • also named. It had previously been observed by Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailing for King Francis I of France in 1524, as he became the first...
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    Commissioned by King Francis I of France, the Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to discover the Bay in 1524. He gave it the...
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    conduct trade with Native Americans were Giovanni da Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier in the 1520s–1540s. Verrazzano noted in his book, "If we wanted to trade...
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    coin minted in Peru. In 1524 the Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni da (v)verratˈtsaːno]) was the first European to explore...
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    was born in Genoa and maybe he was a fellow sailor of explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. In 1511 he moved to Naples, where he produced three extant nautical...
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    humanism, early exploration of the "New World" (as New France by Giovanni da Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier); the development of new techniques and artistic...
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    approximately 80 settlement sites. In 1524, Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor. European...
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    but two historical events may have been influential: Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano noted the presence of an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay...
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  • by an arrow, and died of his wounds. In 1524, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed for King Francis I of France, and is known as the first European...
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    although some moved west and merged with the Lenape. In 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian explorer in the service of the French crown, explored...
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    neo-classical façade. In the piazza there is also a monument to navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano, who was possibly born nearby, however more recent scholarly work...
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    Jacques Cartier and Giovanni da Verrazzano, focused primarily on North America. English explorations of the Americas were led by Giovanni Caboto and Sir Walter...
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    Spaniards who did the same. Around 1522–1523, the Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano persuaded King Francis I of France to commission an expedition to...
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    Giovanni da Verrazzano (1481–1528) to King Francis I of France describing the former's navigation of the East Coast of the United States. Verrazzano was...
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