Amerigo did claim he landed on the American mainland before Columbus. In 1507 a German geographer named Martin Waldseemuller accepted the claim and in a book he published in 1507 he named the new land "America."
He wanted to Know if the "New World" was not India.
Because America wouldn't have been named after Amerigo Vespucci if he didn't discover it. However Columbus was the first to find it but he wasn't completely sure so there for Amerigo gets the credit because he was sure it was a different continent.
Amerigo Vespucci did not discover Brazil. Brazil was actually first discovered by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. Amerigo Vespucci explored parts of South America, but did not reach as far as Brazil.
1454 – Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy. 1497 – Vespucci made his first voyage to the New World. 1501 – He was part of an expedition to the coast of South America. 1507 – The term "America" was first used to reference the New World, in honor of Amerigo Vespucci.
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I dont freiking know
Amerigo Vespucci discovered what we now know collectively as North, South, and Central America, otherwise called the New World. On one of his trips, he became separated from his fleet commander. Scholars have questioned the authenticity of many of his notes and accounts.
Columbus is a phony because he got credit for what Amerigo Vespucci discovered. Christopher actually only found the Bahamas. Amerigo Vespucci really discovered America. I don't know why we celebrate ''Columbus Day'' he didn't even find anything! I personally don't celebrate the holiday. I'd rather celebrate ''Amerigo Day'' than ''Columbus Day'' any day! To find out more information about Amerigo Vespucci, or Christopher Columbus, send a message to my wikianswers username: allisonwilinski !!!!!
WE know some things. Others we do not.
The Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci developed a method of calculating longitude, employed by Spain Vespucci argued that the new world was a separate continent not connected to Asia thus adding a forth to the known three. In modern terms Vespucci's difficulties are that Columbus discovered the New World prior to Vespucci's voyages. I take it you know America was named after him?
no he did not well i dont really know
according to what we know, he did not have kids.