Everyone knows its immense skyscrapersits emblematic districts of Manhattan in Brooklyn via Queens, and its Statue of Liberty. But few know the history of New York. Nor its old name for that matter: New Angoulême!
Contrary to what one might think, the site of the future Big Apple was discovered by a Frenchman, not an Englishman. In April 1524, the navigator of Lyon origin Jean de Verrazane and his fleet were the first to set foot on the New York bay. He then decided to name the place in homage to Francis I who financed this trip. He then created New Angoulême, because the king of France was Duke of Angoulême before ascending the throne. He crosses the Atlantic to announce the news.
A copy of the report brought by Jean de Verrazane to the king was found in Italy. She formalized the name New Angoulême there. But not only. According to The world, the document indicates that other names were chosen for certain geographical areas: New Jersey was named Côte-de-Lonaine, Delaware was named the Vendôme River, Cape Helopen was Cape d’Alençon and finally, the Nawesiank Highlands were named Saint-Pol hills. As for the bay, it was called Sainte-Marguerite in honor of the king’s sister.
“We called this land Angoulemefrom the name you once bore in a lesser fortune… “, wrote the navigator.
While a second journey was planned to continue the exploration (…)
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