Giovanni da Verrazzano

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Giovanni da Verrazzano was a 16th-century Italian explorer best known for being the first European to extensively explore the Atlantic coast of North America, including the area around present-day New York Harbor.

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da Verrazzano 1

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instanceOf Italian person
explorer
human
navigator
causeOfDeath execution by indigenous people
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1485
dateOfDeath 1528
employer Francis I of France
Kingdom of France
era 16th century
Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Italian
explored Atlantic coast of North America
coast of present-day Connecticut
coast of present-day Delaware
coast of present-day Maine
coast of present-day Maryland
coast of present-day Massachusetts
coast of present-day New Jersey
coast of present-day New York
coast of present-day North Carolina
coast of present-day Rhode Island
coast of present-day South Carolina
coast of present-day Virginia
familyName Giovanni da Verrazzano self-linksurface differs
surface form: da Verrazzano
givenName Giovanni
hasPartNamedAfter Verrazano Bridge (Rhode Island)
Verrazzano Sea-Way
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge NERFINISHED
knownFor exploration of the area of present-day Cape Cod
exploration of the area of present-day Cape Fear
exploration of the area of present-day Narragansett Bay
exploration of the area of present-day New York Harbor
exploration of the area of present-day Newport
exploration of the area of present-day North Carolina coast
exploration of the area of present-day Rhode Island coast
first extensive European exploration of the Atlantic coast of North America
mannerOfDeath killed
nativeLanguage Italian
notableEvent 1524 voyage to North America under French flag
notableWork exploration of the Atlantic coast of North America
occupation explorer
navigator
placeOfBirth Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
Val di Greve
placeOfDeath Caribbean Sea
sexOrGender male
sponsoredBy Francis I of France
Kingdom of France
subjectOf Verrazzano’s voyage of 1524

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Giovanni da Verrazzano familyName Giovanni da Verrazzano self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: da Verrazzano
The Narrows namedAfter Giovanni da Verrazzano
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge namedAfter Giovanni da Verrazzano