Amerigo Vespucci - Wikipedia
WEBBAmerigo 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.
Amerigo Vespucci - Discover, Facts & Route | HISTORY
WEBB31 juli 2023 · Amerigo Vespucci was a 16th-century Italian merchant and explorer remembered not only for his voyages that altered the course of history but for bestowing the New World with the name “America.”
Amerigo Vespucci | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts
WEBB12 apr. 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).
Amerigo Vespucci: Biography, Explorer, New World
WEBB2 aug. 2023 · (1451-1512) Who Was Amerigo Vespucci? 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...
Amerigo Vespucci - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and …
WEBBPortrait of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (Italian: Americus Vesputius). Vespucci is shown surrounded by tools used by explorers. The Mariners' Museum. 1947.0228.000001. Introduction. Although Christopher Columbus is credited for discovering the “New World,” he always believed he had reached Asia.
Amerigo Vespucci: Facts, Biography & Naming of America
WEBB8 feb. 2022 · Early life. First voyage. 1501 voyage and South America. Later voyages. Naming of America. Additional resources. Bibliography. Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci is best known for his namesake:...
Amerigo Vespucci summary | Britannica
WEBBAmerigo Vespucci, (born 1454?, Florence—died 1512, Sevilla), Italian-born Spanish navigator and explorer of the New World. He entered the Medici family business and in 1491 was sent to Sevilla, where he helped outfit the ships for the expeditions of Christopher Columbus .
Amerigo Vespucci - New World Encyclopedia
WEBBAmerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer, and cartographer. He played a senior role in two voyages which explored the east coast of South America between 1499 and 1502. On the second of these voyages he discovered that South America extended much further south than previously known by …
Amerigo Vespucci, a Lurid Pamphlet and the Naming of America
WEBBProbably because Columbus didn't write a best-selling pamphlet about his travels full of sex, violence and naked cannibals like his fellow Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, who sailed to the New World a decade after Columbus.
Amerigo Vespucci, Explorer and Navigator - ThoughtCo
WEBB3 juli 2019 · Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) was a Florentine sailor, explorer, and trader. He was one of the more colorful characters of the early age of discovery in the Americas and captained one of the first journeys to the New World.
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