Amerigo Vespucci - Discover, Facts & Route | HISTORY
WEBJul 31, 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...
Amerigo Vespucci | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts
WEBApr 12, 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 - Wikipedia
WEBAmerigo 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: Biography, Explorer, New World
WEBAug 2, 2023 · Navigator and explorer Amerigo Vespucci, the third son in a cultured family, was born on March 9, 1451, (some scholars say 1454) in Florence, Italy. Although born in Italy, Vespucci...
Amerigo Vespucci: Facts, Biography & Naming of America
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · Vespucci was the first person to recognize North and South America as distinct continents that were previously unknown to Europeans, Asians and Africans, according to Avihu Zakai (" Exile and ...
Amerigo Vespucci - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and …
WEBAmerigo Vespucci: Italian Explorer of the Americas. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2004. Gallery. Amerigo Vespucci realized the land he was exploring was a separate continent and not part of Asia, as he and many others believed at the time.
Amerigo Vespucci summary | Britannica
WEBAmerigo 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 …
Amerigo Vespucci | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 18, 2018 · A Florentine navigator and pilot major of Castile, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), for whom America is named, is no longer accused of having conspired to supplant Columbus; but interpretation of documents concerning his …
Amerigo Vespucci, Italian Explorer and Cartographer - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 5, 2019 · Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454–February 22, 1512) was an Italian explorer and cartographer. In the early 16th century, he showed that the New World was not part of Asia but was, in fact, its own distinct area.
Amerigo Vespucci - New World Encyclopedia
WEBAmerigo 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 Europeans.
Skip to content