[DOC] [TLE] Giovanni da Verrazzano - Wikipedia [PAR] Giovanni da Verrazzano (14851528) was an Italian explorer of North America, 
in the service of King Francis I of France. He is renowned as the first European to 
explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick 
in 1524, including New York Bay and Narragansett Bay, ... He explored the 
region of Newfoundland, possibly during a fishing trip, and... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about J Explorers - StudyStack [PAR] In 1524 this Florentine navigator became the first European to visit the New York 
area, Giovanni da Verrazano. He was buried in San Juan under a stone that... [DOC] [TLE] Giovanni da Verrazzano - Explorer - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 18, 2016 ... Synopsis; Early Years; The First Expedition of the New World; The Final Voyage 
... the Carolinas and Newfoundland, including New York Harbor in 1524. The 
VerrazanoNarrows Bridge in New York was named after him. ... After returning 
to Europe, Verrazzano made two more voyages to the Americas. [DOC] [TLE] Giovanni da Verrazzano | Italian navigator | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 29, 2016 ... Italian navigator and explorer for France who was the first European to sight New 
York and Narragansett bays. After his education in Florence, Verrazzano moved 
to Dieppe, ... 1524 he sailed one of those vessels, La Dauphine, to the New ... 
first Europeans to visit and gaze at the vast expanse of New York... [DOC] [TLE] The Battery Monuments - Giovanni da Verrazzano : NYC Parks [PAR] In 1523, with the support of the French king Francois I, as well as Florentine ... 
and, in 1524, became the first European known to have entered New York Bay. [DOC] [TLE] Portugal ambitious voyages were like nasa in our times. - Age of ... [PAR] He was called "The Navigator" because he founded the first school of navigation 
in Europe. ... From the Portugese, the Europeans learned a new, aggressive type 
of ... reached the site that became La Isabela in the Dominican Republic. .... 17 
Apr 1524 Giovanni da Verrazano, Florentine navigator, explored... [DOC] [TLE] Giovanni da Verrazano facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] 1528) made a voyage to North America in 1524-1525, in the service of France, 
during ... and Peru, other European powers also sought footholds in the New 
World. ... Giovanni da Verrazano, a Florentine navigator, was chosen as pilot of 
one of these ... By spring he had charted Delaware Bay and had entered New 
York Bay. [DOC] [TLE] Explorers of the Americas - EnchantedLearning.com [PAR] The King of Spain sent Aviles to Florida in the New World, to start a Spanish 
settlement (St. ... explorer, and navigator who was the first European to see Brazil 
(on April 22, 1500). ... Cabrillo was the first European explorer of the Californian 
coast. ..... He visited Hopi and Havasupai Indians, learning much about the area. [DOC] [TLE] Henry Hudson - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] Henry Hudson made his first voyage west from England in 1607, when he was 
hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean. ... with 
his employers to return directly and decided to sail to the New World in search of 
... great river discovered by Florentine navigator Giovanni da Verrazano in 1524. [DOC] [TLE] New York (state) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Make research projects and school reports about New York (state) easy with 
credible articles ... The total area of New York is 49,108 sq mi (127,190 sq km), of 
which land takes up 47,377 ...... The first European known to have entered New 
York Harbor was the Florentine navigator Giovanni da Verrazano, on 17 April 
1524. [DOC] [TLE] Golden Age of Piracy | Age of Discovery [PAR] Thus, Europe first received news of the eastern and western Pacific within a ... (
Spanish) expedition, led by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and later 
... [13] The fleets visited Arabia, East Africa, India, Maritime Southeast Asia and 
Thailand. ..... Word of his discovery of new lands rapidly spread throughout 
Europe.

Question: In 1524 this Florentine navigator became the first European to visit the New York area
Answer: Giovanni da Verrazzano