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Bookmark or Share- Amerigo Vespucci summary | BritannicaAmerigo 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 - Discover, Facts & Route | HISTORYUpdated: 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...
- Amerigo Vespucci: Facts, Biography & Naming of AmericaAmerigo 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 - WikipediaAmerigo 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, Accomplishments, & FactsAmerigo 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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