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  2. Amerigo Vespucci - Wikipedia

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    Amerigo Vespucci (/ v ɛ ˈ s p uː tʃ i / vesp-OO-chee, [1] Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1454 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence for whom "America" is named.

  3. Amerigo Vespucci Letter from Seville - Wikipedia

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    In 1497, Vespucci sailed with Spain and left Cadiz, Spain on his first journey where he was sailing through the West Indies. [4] In the "Letter from Seville", he wrote that "we sailed for about thirteen hundred leagues to that land from the city of Cadiz" [5] However, the voyage in 1497 was to reach the West Indies instead of Brazil.

  4. Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    The first alleged European exploration of the Gulf of Mexico was by Amerigo Vespucci in 1497. Vespucci is purported to have followed the coastal land mass of Central America before returning to the Atlantic Ocean via the Straits of Florida between Florida and Cuba. However, this first voyage of 1497 is widely disputed.

  5. Age of Discovery - Wikipedia

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    Cabral was the first captain to touch four continents, leading the first expedition that connected and united Europe, Africa, the New World, and Asia. [120] [121] At the invitation of King Manuel I of Portugal, Amerigo Vespucci [122] participated as an observer

  6. File:The first four voyages of Amerigo Vespucci (IA ...

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  7. Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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    In 1499, Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci participated in a voyage to the western world with Columbus's associates Alonso de Ojeda and Juan de la Cosa. [177] Columbus referred to the West Indies as the Indias Occidentales ('West Indies') in his 1502 Book of Privileges, calling them "unknown to all the world". He gathered information later that ...

  8. Historic tall ship to bring touch of Italy to foreign shores

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    The Amerigo Vespucci, which Italians call the world's most beautiful ship, is taking a taste of its homeland on a round-the-world tour, with temporary expositions at several stops showcasing ...

  9. Cosmographiae Introductio - Wikipedia

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    The book includes the reason for using the name America in the wall map and the globe, and contains a Latin translation of the four journeys of Amerigo Vespucci as an appendix. The full title of the book is: Cosmographiae introductio cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Insuper quatuor Americi Vespucii ...