Amerigo vespucci bio for kids
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Amerigo vespucci bio for kids
Amerigo Vespucci facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Amerigo Vespucci | |
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Posthumous portrait in the Giovio Series at the Uffizi in Florence, attributed to Cristofano dell'Altissimo, c. | |
| Born | 9 March Florence, Republic of Florence |
| Died | 22 February (aged 57) Seville, Crown of Castile |
| Other names | Américo Vespucio (Spanish) Americus Vespucius (Latin) Américo Vespúcio (Portuguese) |
| Occupation | Merchant, explorer, cartographer |
| Known for | Demonstrating to Europeans that the New World was not Asia but a previously unknown fourth continent, Being whom the Americas are named after. |
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Amerigo Vespucci ( 9 March – 22 February ) was an Italianexplorer and navigator.
The term "America" derives from his name.
Early life and education
Vespucci's birthplace in Florence, Italy
Vespucci was born on 9 March , in Florence, a wealthy Italian city-state and a center of Renaissance art and learning.
Coats of arms of the House of Vespucci
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