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What European explorer was the New york Hudson river named after?
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The river is named after Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company, who explored it in 1609. It had previously been observed by Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano sailing for King Francis I of France in 1524 as he became the first European known to have entered the Upper Bay, but he mistook it for an estuary. The river was named by Hudson's employers the North River (with the Delaware River called the South River) and formed the spine of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. Settlement of the colony clustered around the Hudson and it's strategic importance as the gateway to the American interior led to years of competition between the English and the Dutch over control of the river and colony.
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Who is the explorer named after the Hudson river?
There was no explorer named after the Hudson river. The Hudson river was named after the explorer, Henry Hudson.
A river in New York is named for this explorer?
The Hudson River is named after explorer Henry Hudson.
What explorer has a river bay and strait named in his honor?
it was by hudson
Who was the explorer who claimed the Hudson river valley for the dutch was?
It was Hudson. That's why it's called the HUDSON river.... It was named after him. His name was Henry Hudson.
Who discovered and sailed up the Hudson River in 1609?
First EuropeanHenry Hudson was the first European to explore the bay, but the Native Americans knew it was there all along.
Where did the Hudson River's name originate?
It is named for Henry Hudson, an English mansailing for the Dutch East India Company, who explored it in 1609. The Hudson River was originally named the Mauritius River, which is claimed to be the name given by Hudson in honor of Prince Maurice of Nassau. Alternatively, it is said to be the name given by Sixteenth Century European adventurers, explorers, and fishermen who knew the river as River Mauritius, 'The River of Mountains'.The Hudson River was named after the explorer Henry Hudson who explored that area in the early 1600's for the Dutch.
What is the name of a river in New York named after an explorer?
Hudson River
Why did they call hudsonbay Hudson?
They call it the hudson river because henry sailed so he got named after the river.
Who is the English explorer a river in New York named after?
Henry Hudson
What 3 bodies of water were named after Henry Hudson?
Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, and Hudson River are all named after Henry Hudson because he was a very good explorer.
What dutch explorer from 1609 had a river named after him?
henry hudson.
How did the Hudson river get its name?
It's named for Henry Hudson, the first European to explore it.
