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the americas
America is named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. His map showed that the Americas were not part of the continent of Asia.
Amerigo Vespucci was the first to call the Americas a new world. Amerigo Vespucci was an explorer who first discovered America.
Amerigo Vespucci crossed the Atlantic Ocean during his voyages to the Americas.
Amerigo Vespucci died on February 22, 1512 of malaria in Spain. Amerigo Vespucci is most known for discovering the Americas.
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci departed from Spain and Portugal during his voyages to the Americas.
Amerigo Vespucci was hired by Portugal to explore and map the newly discovered lands in the Americas.
he found the americas
The were named after Amerigo Vespucci. He proved that the Americas weren't Asia, but a separate land mass. Mapmakers then named the "New World" after the first person to figure out that Columbus was wrong - Amerigo Vespucci.
Amerigo Vespucci explored for Spain and Portugal.
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci when he found Columbus was wrong and didnt find India he found a new county