History of amerigo vespucci

Italian explorer and navigator (–)

This article is about the explorer. For other uses, see Amerigo Vespucci (disambiguation).

Amerigo Vespucci (vesp-OO-chee,^[1]Italian:[ameˈriːɡoveˈsputtʃi]; 9 March – 22 February ) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence for whom "America" is named.

History of amerigo vespucci

Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery between and , first on behalf of Spain (–) and then for Portugal (–). In and , two booklets were published under his name containing colourful descriptions of these explorations and other voyages.

Both publications were extremely popular and widely read throughout much of Europe. Historians still dispute the authorship and veracity of these accounts, but they were instrumental in raising awareness of the discoveries and enhancing the reputation of Vespucci as an explorer and navigator.

Vespucci claimed to have understood in that Brazil was part of a fourth cont