“The flagship was named Delfina, in honor of the King’s firstborn daughter, and it set sail with the Normanda, Santa Maria and Vittoria.” Unfortunately the Santa Maria, and the Vittoria were lost at sea in a great heavy storm that had completely destroyed them. While the flagship Delfina, and Normanda went in to battle against Spanish ships, the Delfina and the Normanda were heavily damaged they succeeded in destroying the Spanish ships, but with a tragic lost on the French side the Delfina was the only one to come out and still be sea worthy in the end of the day. Verrazzano continued towards to the new land that night after the battle they won but lost a ¾ of their ships. After being at sea for 50 days Verrazzanos men had spotted land, thought to be heading to what we know today as Cape Fear, North Carolina, but what would actually be the northern tip of Florida.…