who was amerigo vespucco?

Answer 1

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian merchant, cartographer and explorer. He sailed as a senior member on at least two expeditions to South America, exploring much of its east coast. On his voyage of 1501-2 he concluded that this was NOT (as Columbus thought until his death) part of Asia, but a NEW part of the world. He was the first to recognize this.

More important for his subsequent fame, Vespucci wrote two letters to a friend in Europe, telling of his journey and conclusions These letters, with their descriptions of the lives and believes of South American natives became very popular all across Europe (unlike Columus's diaries).

In 1507 a German clergyman-scholar named Martin Waldseemüller was working on a contemporary world map. He had read of Vespucci's travels and knew about "the New World". In honor of Vespucci's "discovery" (recognition) of thies new "fourth paft" of the world, Waldseemüller printed his wood block map with the name "America" spread across the southern continent of the New World. He sold a thousand copies of the map across Europe.

Its maker seems later to have changed his mind, but it was too late. The name had spread too far.

http://geography.about.com/cs/historicalgeog/a/amerigo.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci

Answer 2

I believe that if you research this deeper you'll find he was more of a merchant with a penchant for tall tales. I believe I just read somewhere that it was recently discovered that he did not make the trips he boasted of but gathered information from sea going men in his warehouses where ships were off loaded.
Do a Google search.

Answer 3

The man who actually discovered the Americas.

Answer 4

I think you spelled his last name wrong, but he was the fella for whom North and South America were named. I believe he was an explorer.

Answer 5

when KRISTOF COLOMB WENT TO aMERICA , HE MISTAKENLY thought that there is India . later Americo Vespocco discovered that there was not India but this is a new world named America. for his credit new land named america . excuse me i know that the sentences is incorrect at point view of grammar .

Answer 6

His surname was 'Vespucci', and he was the captain of the first ship from Europe to actually reach the American mainland.

Answer 7

http://geography.about.com/cs/historicalgeog/a/amerigo.htm