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Early Exploration and Colonization

This timeline covers the early exploration and colonization of the area that would become New York City, highlighting key events and figures that shaped the city's beginnings.
Giovanni da Verrazzano's Arrival
1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian explorer working for France, became the first European to see New York Harbor, which he named Nouvelle-Angoulême.
Henry Hudson's Expedition
1609
Henry Hudson, working for the Dutch East India Company, landed on Manhattan Island to explore the area.
Juan (Jan) Rodriguez
1613
Juan (Jan) Rodriguez became the first documented non-Native American to live on Manhattan Island, marking him as the first immigrant, person of African heritage, person of European heritage, merchant, Latino, and Dominican to settle in Manhattan.
Dutch Settlement
1614
The Dutch began to settle on Manhattan Island.
Founding of New Amsterdam
1624
The Dutch West India Company founded New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island, with the first settlers arriving on Noten Eylandt (now Governors Island).
Dutch Fort Amsterdam
1625
The Dutch built Fort Amsterdam, which became a central fortification for the colony.
Purchase of Manhattan
1626
The Lenape tribe sold Manhattan Island to the Dutch, and chattel slavery was introduced to North America with the arrival of 11 Africans.

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