01/18/2013 - 21:42
(c) 2013 ReUNION: Education-Arts-Heritage
ReUNION Narrative: From Faith to Freedom Jan. 16-March 5, 2013 4th Lesson
According to the National Park Service, Esteban Gomez, a sailor of African and Portuguese descent, was the second European explorer to visit what was to become New York City-- in 1524.
Having sailed with Magellan, Gomes was such a celebrity that the area he reached--attempting to find the Northwest Passage to India-- was described on a map as The Land of Esteban Gomes, now known as New England.
01/18/2013 - 12:59
(c) 2013 ReUNION: Education-Arts-Heritage
ReUNION Narrative: LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Jan. 16 - March 5, 2013