Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.

Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian (Florentine) explorer of North America, in the service of King Francis I of France.

Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.

January 17, 1524

Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.

Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian (Florentine) explorer of North America, in the service of King Francis I of France.

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