King Francis I of France sent him to look for a sea route west to Asia.
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The year that Verrazano search for a route to the Indies through the continent was in 1525. The mistook Chesapeake Bay to be an opening through to the North American continent to China.
Marco Polo was one Asian explorer.
Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson were all explorers who searched for a western sea route to Asia or a passage to the Pacific Ocean. They were seeking a quicker and more direct route for trading goods with Asia.
The exploration for Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 was funded by the French King Francis I. Verrazzano sailed under the French flag in search of a western route to Asia.
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Giovanni da Verrazzano, the Italian explorer, searched for a route to the Indies through North America in 1524. Commissioned by the French crown, he explored parts of the Atlantic coast of North America, including what is now New York Harbor and the surrounding areas. His voyage aimed to find a passage to the Pacific and ultimately to Asia, but he did not succeed in locating such a route.
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Henry Hudson
Vasco da Gama. He'd discovered the sea route to India.
Christopher Columbus