Giovanni da Verrazzano Italian sailor, Giovanni da Verrazzano, was the most interesting explorer ever! Everything about him is interesting. From where he was born, to how he set sail. I hope you find him as outstanding as I did. Verrazzano was born around 1485 in Tuscany, Italy. In 1506 he moved to France. Around the same time Spain and Portugal were making themselves famous, and finding new lands. So King Francis I sent math loving, Verrazzano to explore. He wanted him to find a route to the Pacific, but instead he discovered present day North Carolina and the New York Bay. Although Verrazzano didn't speak any Native American he met many tribes along the
