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19649
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The history of the discovery and colonization of North Carolina is as diverse as it is exciting. During the Age of Exploration, Europeans including Italian navigator Giovanni Da Verrazano in 1524 and German explorer Johann Lederer in 1670 explored and documented the state's natives, coasts, and inlands.
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21019
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This article looks at early Spanish exploration and claims to lands on the Atlantic coast including what would become North Carolina. Particular attention is given to Pedro Menendez de Aviles' expedition to the Atlantic Coast on behalf of Spain in 1566 to secure Spanish land claims as well as de Aviles' misconceptions about the geography of the coast and of North America. Appendix I includes extracts from the Register of Diego de Camargo, recorder of the expedition. Appendix II is a translation of a letter of Antonio de Abalia to the Council of Indies.
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34705
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The first recorded visit of European explorers to the Outer Banks occurred in 1524. An Italian adventurer, Giovanni da Verazzano was sponsored by the King of France to explore the New World. Landing north of Kure Beach, Verazzano proceeded past Shackleford Banks recording the local flora and fauna. While anchored for the night, the crew met some of the local Tuscarora and Coree peoples. The crew noted that Europeans were greeted with enthusiasm and welcomed, a sentiment which would fade by the early 18th century. The vessel continued to patrol the coast and later met Algonquian Indians living in the northern Outer Banks. Verazzano would continue north up the coast, eventually arriving at New York Harbor and Nantucket Island.
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The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Winter 2004, p3-15, il, map