Show GREAT RIVERS MANY NAMES various aliases under which the hudson has ha seen been known in patt past centuries in the course of 0 the last years yeara tile the hudson has been known by at least 20 different names and even today in new york at any rate it la III indifferently referred to as the hudson and the north river while henry hudron Is universally acclaimed iab the discoverer or of the noble river which bears his nome naine it la Is well known that nearly a century b before hudsons Hud flud sons successful exploitation lohn john da ferrazano Verr azano a flat florentine entine entered the mouth of the hudson and reported that abat ho he had passed pa seed up tip the river about a league tn in a boat not venturing to sail his vessel the dauphine lne up a river with which he was unfamiliar A sudden squall impelled him to return to his ferrazano Verr azano called the hudson the river of steep ot of hills tills this was in 1524 some years later Verra zanos brother made inada a map vina of at the region and he na named me d tho the mouth of the hudson san germano Oer mano in 1625 1525 a spaniard named gomez who came to america on an tin an exploring trip made a chart upon which ho he designated the hudson as aa san antonio when some come SO 80 years later henry hudson in his efforts to reach the east indian possessions of 0 the dutch east india company by a northwest route accidentally ran into the hudson he promptly dubbed it the man alan hattes from the name of 0 the indiana who dwelt at its mouth hudson sailed slowly up the river as far as aa albany and bis experiences with the indians indiana and his observations of the surrounding country were so 0 gratifying that he returned home with glowing reports of the newfound new found country |