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What is the last name of the Spanish explorer for whom America is named?
America is named after the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. He is also sometimes referred to by the Latin form of his name, Americus Vespucius.
Where is the Americus Township Library in Americus located?
The address of the Americus Township Library is: 710 Main St., Americus, 66835 0404
When did Americus Backers die?
Americus Backers died in 1778.
When was Americus Hotel created?
Americus Hotel was created in 1927.
What is the phone number of the Americus Township Library in Americus?
The phone number of the Americus Township Library is: 620-443-5503.
What state is the city of Americus in?
Americus is a city in Lyon County, Kansas.
How tall is Americus Riatan McClaxton?
Americus Riatan McClaxton is 6'.
When was Mark Americus Costantino born?
Mark Americus Costantino was born in 1920.
How tall is Nicholas Americus Marino?
Nicholas Americus Marino is 5' 10".
When did Mark Americus Costantino die?
Mark Americus Costantino died in 1990.
Why was the newly discovered continent called America rather than Columbia?
SPANISH EXPLORERS OF THE NEW WORLD106. Why America Was Named for Americus Vespucius. The New World should have been named for (See map) Columbus, and it is, sometimes, called the "Land of Columbia." History, however, takes the name of this fair country from one who, probably, least deserved it- Americus Vespucius.It is not certain how many voyages he made to this country, when he made them, where he made them, or that he ever commanded an expedition. Why then should he be honored by having his name given to America?It is said that Vespucius coasted along South America as far south as Brazil. He wrote letters telling his friends very fully about what he had seen. He declared that the regions he saw went far beyond any parts of the Old World in animals, plants, and men, and that the climate of these regions was better than anything he had ever known.The printing press spread this story of Americus. One day a professor of geography in what is now France proposed that this new region, which Americus described so fully, be called "Amerige." The suggestion was taken up, and after a short time that name was applied to the whole of the New World.
What happened as a result of vaspucci's writings?
After the writings of Vespucci, Waldseemüller named a continent after his name Americus which is the Land of Americus. Land of Americus later on became America.
