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Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, navigator, cartographer, and merchant. He captained two major voyages which explored the east coast of South America from 1499 to 1502. The name “America” was derived from his first name.
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What happened when a map maker put Vespucci's name on his 1507 map of the world?
When the mapmaker German printed the map was that Vespucci name became forever attached to the New World and that is were his trouble began.
When did Vespucci prove columbus wrong?
Amerigo Vespucci did not set out to prove Columbus wrong. Instead, Vespucci's voyages to the New World led to the realization that the lands discovered were not part of Asia, as Columbus believed, but a new continent. This realization ultimately contributed to the recognition of the continent as a separate landmass named after Vespucci, America.
Where did Amerigo Vespucci live as an adult?
He lived in Italy, but later moved to Portugese.
This was made by a 10 year-old.
Why was Amerigo's voyage undertaken?
Amerigo Vespucci's voyages were undertaken primarily to explore and map the New World, which was largely unknown to Europeans at the time. His expeditions aimed to determine whether the lands discovered by Columbus were part of Asia or a new continent. Vespucci's detailed observations and accounts contributed significantly to the understanding of the geography and cultures of South America, leading to the eventual recognition of the continent as distinct from Asia. His findings helped shape European perceptions of the New World and ultimately led to the naming of America in his honor.
No one invented America but, Christopher Colombus first charted it on a map.
What was Magellan's planned destination?
His aim was to find a western route from Portugal to the spice islands of Indonesia
A German mapmaker named a continent after me. Who am I?
Amerigo Vespucci
Yet he was Italian not German.
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I think the mapmaker was German (Martin Waldseemuller), not the man he named the continent after.
the first answer was correct. i know cuz im in fifth grade.
How do you pronounce Amerigo Vespucci?
[amiree,go] [ves,puchii]
And that's how you pronounce Amerigo Vespucci.!
Amerigo Tot died on December 13, 1984, in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
How different would the world be if America was never discovered?
Well, if America was never discovered, the world would be much "slower". The technology wouldn't be so good. There won't be any American Idol and stuff like that. Maybe it would take us a longer time to actually invent the lightbulb. (Thomas Alva Edison was an American scientist in case you didn't know...) Our world map would not be complete...
It's so hard to imagine how it would be like if America wasn't discovered....
