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Henry Hudson and His Crew Sailed into the River that Would Bear His Name. September 3, 1609. Hudson was not the first European explorer to discover this river. The Florentine navigator Giovanni da Verrazano discovered the Hudson in 1524. But Henry Hudson traveled the river much farther than its previous explorer. After 150 miles, the Half Moon did not reach the Pacific, but it did reach what would later become Albany, New York. There, they turned around. But as a result of Hudson's exploration, the river bears his name today.
Prince Henry sent 14 expeditions there over 12 years, and tried to go farther than Cape Bojador. Prince Henry convinced Gil Eannes to try, and Eannes succeeded in 1434 Launched the the first great European voyages of exploration. He went after new lands and sources of revenue for his kingdom and dynasty and searched for eastern Christian allies against Islam.