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Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.
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Giovanni da Verrazzano
Florentine explorer of North America for France (1485–1528)
Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer from the Republic of Florence, best known for his expedition to North America. He led most of his later missions, including the one to America, in the service of King Francis I of France.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Madeira
Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic
Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is an autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of the Canary Islands, Spain, 520 kilometres (320 mi) west…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 17
Day of the year
January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 348 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)