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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.
Apr 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).
Jul 31, 2023 · Updated: February 6, 2024 | Original: July 31, 2023. copy page link. Print Page. Kean Collection/Getty Images. Amerigo Vespucci was a 16th-century Italian merchant and explorer remembered not...
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. Believing he had...
Portrait 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.
Feb 8, 2022 · Amerigo Vespucci: Italian explorer who named America. References. By Callum McKelvie, Jessie Szalay. published 8 February 2022. Amerigo Vespucci was a 16th century navigator, after whom the...
Amerigo 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 .
