Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Columbus's navigator Amerigo Vespucci was for whom America was named.
The cartographer who named the New World was Martin Waldseemüller. He named it "America" in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, who was an early explorer of the region.
The Hudson River is named after explorer Henry Hudson.
In 1507, named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, the "New World" had been replaced with it's new name America.
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The Americas are named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. He played a significant role in demonstrating that the lands discovered by Christopher Columbus were part of a new continent, separate from Asia. The name "America" was first used in a map published in 1507, which honored Vespucci's contributions to the exploration of the New World.