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Jul 31, 2023 · Learn about Amerigo Vespucci, the 16th-century Italian merchant and explorer who challenged the belief that Columbus had reached Asia. Discover his voyages, observations and role in naming the New World.
May 20, 2024 · Amerigo Vespucci (born 1454?, Florence, Italy—died 1512, Sevilla, Spain) was a merchant and explorer-navigator who took part in early voyages to the New World (1499–1500 and 1501–02) and occupied the influential post of piloto mayor (“master navigator”) in Sevilla (1508–12).
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Amerigo Vespucci (/ v ɛ ˈ s p uː tʃ i / vesp-OO-chee, Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1451 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived.
Aug 2, 2023 · On May 10, 1497, explorer Amerigo Vespucci embarked on his first voyage. On his third and most successful voyage, he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata.
Explore the voyages of Amerigo Vespucci across the Atlantic Ocean with this interactive map. Learn how his discoveries helped prove that Columbus did not reach Asia, but a New World.
Learn about Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer who realized the land he was exploring was a separate continent and not part of Asia. Find out his biography, voyages, and how the continents of North and South America are named after him.
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Oct 18, 2021 · See a map of the two transatlantic voyages of Amerigo Vespucci between 1499 and 1502, based on the 1507 map by Martin Waldseemüller. Learn how this map first named America as a continent and explored the southern hemisphere.
