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America was named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. His voyages to the New World in the late 15th and early 16th centuries contributed to the understanding that the Americas were separate continents from Asia. The name "America" first appeared on a map in 1507, applied to the southern continent, and gradually came to refer to both North and South America.
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What is the last name of a spanish explorer for whom America is named after?
America was named after an Italian explorer by the name of Amerigo Vespucci.
Who was America named in honor of?
This element is Americium (Am).
For whom is America named?
Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454-February 22, 1512) He realized that the land west of the Atlantic Ocean was big enough to be a new continent. Later, the land mass was named after the Latin version of his name.
The English king for whom the first permanent English settlement in the new world was named?
Jamestown named for King James I of England. Founded in 1607 I think
Why was Houston named after Sam Houston?
The Allen brothers, when they established the settlement on Buffalo Bayou, named it after Sam Houston, the hero of San Jacinto, whom they admired. It was a political move, of course, they anticipated (correctly) that he would become the first president of the Republic of Texas.
What is the last name of a Spanish explorer for whom America is named?
Vespucci
What is the last name of a spanish explorer for whom America is named after?
America was named after an Italian explorer by the name of Amerigo Vespucci.
Mexican empire for whom America was named?
Mexican empire for whom America was named?
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.
For whom is amerca named?
America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer.
The man for whom the New World was named?
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci
King for whom the french territory in America was named?
King Louis
Who was the Italian explorer for whom America was named?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who calculated the value of e?
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What are the first and last name of the person whom Pascal's Triangle is named after?
Blaise Pascal.
What is the best English definition of the words Amerigo Vespucci?
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer after whom America was named. Amerigo explored the south cost of America and named the continent in his honor.
Who drew maps of the new world and gave his name to the new lands?
Amerigo Vespucci after whom America is named
