Giovanni da Verrazzano made several attempts to locate entrances into the Pacific Ocean for trade routes. His ship, La Dauphine, was the only ship to make it to the Americas across the dangerous Atlantic Ocean that was controlled by the Portuguese and Spanish forces. Verrazzano believed he found the entrance into the Pacific, which is now called the Pamlico Sound near north Carolina. He also found a large lake in New York Bay that was actually the Hudson River. He also missed the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River that were entrances into the continent. In 1527, Verrazzano sailed the Brazilian coast in hopes of finding a route to the Orient, for two noble financiers. He found valuable brazilwood, harvested it and brought it back on three ships.
Giovanni da Verrazzano did discover New York in 1524. It was later rediscovered by Henry Hudson in 1609. There was a lot of controversy over the accuracy about who actually discovered New York. A signed letter from King Francis I was discovered in the early 20th Century describing Verrazzano's explorations of New York Bay and the geography of its coastline and therefore, Verrazzano was given credit for the discovery. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, as well as several other bridges in Narragansett Bay and Maryland are named after him.
Giovanni da Verrazzano did discover New York in 1524. It was later rediscovered by Henry Hudson in 1609. There was a lot of controversy over the accuracy about who actually discovered New York. A signed letter from King Francis I was discovered in the early 20th Century describing Verrazzano's explorations of New York Bay and the geography of its coastline and therefore, Verrazzano was given credit for the discovery. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, as well as several other bridges in Narragansett Bay and Maryland are named after him.
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge that connects New York Harbor and Staten Island, New York