Giovanni+da+Verranzo+by;Jacob+Lawal

=**//GIOVANNI DA VERRANZO!!!!!! MY HOMELAND.....FLORENC//****//E,ITALY!!!//**=
 * //BACKGROUND://**
 * //A very well trusted man went on voyages//**
 * //that lasted for weeks. Discovered Manahattan//**
 * //and the Hudson River. A hard worker,when//**
 * //determined never gave up. Said to always have -//**
 * //a key-eye for adventure.//**

**//CHILDHOOD://**

 * //Born in family's castle called: Castello Verranzo,//**
 * //miles from South of Florence. He was the oldest-//**
 * //in his family. At 17 years old he made a choice of his career .//**
 * //He made frequent trips to Italy where he learned art and navigation.//**
 * //He decided to be a seaman. He was Catholic!!!//**

**//EDUCATION://**

 * //Received education in Florence. Very good in math and was//**
 * //known as a master mariner.//**

**//CAREER://**

 * //(Seaman) Travels around the ocean looking for new lands//**
 * //to explore.//**

**//JOBS://**

 * //Hired around 1524 by Francis one of France to explore Florida and//**
 * //new found lands.//**

**//-Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Opened in 1964. Longest suspension bridge in the world.//**

 * //March 1,1524 traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to the//**
 * //Americas.//**

**//INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD://**

 * //He found Manhattan and the Hudson River. Also the//**
 * //New York Harbor,Block Island,and the Narragansett Bay.//**