Flying the French flag, Verrazzano docked that day near the Hudson River
John of Verrazzano
By Jean-Marc Daniel
Let’s meet again 500 years ago, in the spring of 1523. Since 1515, the King of France has been François I. His mother, Louise de Savoie, whose motto is “Libris et liberis”, devotes her life to advising her son and devouring books. It turns out that she has just read the story of Magellan’s expedition around the world written by the Venetian Antonio Pigafetta. Enthused by this text, she had it translated into French and insisted that her son read it. She suggests that he engage France in the transatlantic adventure, although the New World had been divided by the pope in 1494 between Spain and […]
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