Vespucci made his discovery while sailing near the tip of South America in 1501, ... America, after Amerigo [Vespucci], its discoverer, a man of great ability." The name stuck.

As explained to ANSA by Commander Giuseppe Lai, after docking in Alexandria, Egypt, the motto "suits" the figure of Vespucci: he recognized that the lands discovered in South America were not part ...

Streams, cities, mountains, schools, squares and a space shuttle bear the name of Christopher Columbus, or at least a derivative of it. But North and South America, two continents unknown to Europe… ...

1454: Amerigo Vespucci is born in Florence, Italy. He’ll give his name to two continents. Vespucci, the son of a notary, went to work for the Medici banking house. They dispatched him as an ...

Amerigo Vespucci, the pickle-dealer at Seville, who went out, in 1499, a subaltern with Hojeda, and whose highest naval rank was boatswain’s mate in an expedition that never sailed, managed in ...

IN JUSTICE TO VESPUCCI; G, Uzielli Shows Why America Rightly Bears His Name. A Fallacy to Suppose that He Was Named Amerigo After America -- What Columbus Owed to Toscanelli.

Amerigo Vespucci, known as "the most beautiful ship in the world" is docked at the Port of L.A., and you have the opportunity to see it! 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura ...