Giovanni da Verrazzano was born in 1485 in Greve In Chianti, Italy. He died in 1528 in Guadeloupe when he was eaten by a group of Natives.
Giovanni da Verrazano or Verrazzano was born on his family's castle, Castello Verrazzano, near Val di Greve, 30 miles South of Florence in 1485. Giovanni's father, Alessandro da Verrazzano and his young wife, Fiammetta Capella, owned a silk-weaving industry. He had three factories and two sons. One was Giovanni da Verrazzano, the elder son, and Girolamo, the youngest son. Their family chose to settle in France, even though they were natives of Italy. Unlike most Florentines, Giovanni and Gerolamo lacked an interest in business. Gerolamo liked sketching maps and Giovanni just wanted to travel to some warmer …show more content…
Verrazano prepared 4 ship, loaded with ammunition, cannons, lifeboats, and scientific Equipment. The flag ship was named Delfina in honor of the King's first born daughter, set sail with the Normanda, Santa Maria, and Vittoria. The ships went head to head with many Spanish ships, in the end Delfina was the only ship seaworthy, and it headed to the New World the night of January 17, 1524. Verrazano was seeking the Northwest Passage. Who ever found the Northwest passage would be in Charge of the new Trade Route. After 50 long days at sea, they sighted land. Generally thought to be near what became Cape Cod, Carolina. Verrazano steering his ship South, but upon reaching the Northern tip of Florida, he turned and headed North,never losing the sight of the Coastline. On April 17, 1524, the Delphina the Bay of New York. He landed on the Southern tip of Manhattan, where he stayed until a storm pushed him toward Martha's Vineyard. He finally came to a rest at what is known as Newport, and Rhode Island. Verrazano and his men interacted with the local population there for two weeks, before returning to France in July