Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence for whom "America" is named. Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of... Wikipedia

• Born:  9 March 1454, Florence, Republic of Florence
• Age at death:  57 years
• Died:  February 22, 1512, Seville, Crown of Castile
• Occupation:  Merchant, explorer, cartographer
• Known for:  Demonstrating to Europeans that the New World was not Asia but a previously unknown fourth continent, after whom the Americas are named.
• Relatives:  Agostino Vespucci (cousin), Simonetta Vespucci (cousin-in-law), Catalina de Medrano (niece-in-law)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo