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Verrazzano was born in Tuscany, Italy -
After his education in Florence, Verrazzano moved to Dieppe, France, and entered that nation’s maritime service. He made several voyages to the Levant, and in 1523 he secured two ships for a voyage backed by the French king to discover a westward passage to Asia. -
His return to France on July 8, 1524, gave King Francis I his nation’s claim to the New World.
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he commanded a fleet of ships on an expedition to Brazil that returned profitable dyewood to France.
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His final voyage began in the spring of 1528, when he sailed with his brother, Girolamo, from Dieppe with two or three ships.