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Group: Augustinians, or Order of St. Augustine
People: Louis the Pious
Topic: Literature: 1684 to 1828
Location: Petra Ma`an Jordan

…Newfoundland, after which Verrazzano returns to France …

Years: 1524 - 1524
May

…Newfoundland, after which Verrazzano returns to France by July 8, 1524, without having discovered the elusive Northwest Passage, confirming only that the North American coastline appears to be continuous from Cape Fear to Cabot’s New Found Land.

He names the region he has explored Francesca in honor of the French king, but his brother’s map labels it Nova Gallia, "New France".