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Why are the western continents named after Portuguese explorer Amerigo Vespucci?
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∙ 12y ago
because he was the first one to pronounce that America was another continent
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Where the name america come from?
It came from the Portuguese explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Was Amerigo Vespucci a scientist?
No, Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer who give a feminized version of his name, "America" to the continents of North and South America.
For whom are the continents of the western hemisphere named?
The Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Was Amerigo Vespucci an explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci was a cartographer (mapmaker,) not an explorer.
How did Amerigo Vespucci be come a explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci wasn't really an explorer - but he was a mapmaker.
Amerigo Vespucci was a what?
he was a explorer
Who did Amerigo Vespucci discover the amazon river for?
Amerigo Vespucci sailed under the Portuguese.
Who is the Italian explorer the Americas are named after?
The Americas was named after an Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci
Who was the Italian explorer for whom America was named?
Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer had two new continents named after himself?
Amerigo Vespucci had two continents, North America and South America, named after him. Although he did not discover these continents, his name was used by cartographers in the early 16th century in their maps.
Why Amerigo Vespucci became an explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci wanted to become a explorer so he can find empires and riches.
When did Amerigo Vespucci the explorer live?
Amerigo Vespucci was from Florence, Italy, birthplace of the Renaissance.
