2021-05-10 Mon

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant, explorer, and navigator; he played an important role in exploring the new world. He was the first person to recognize North and South America as distinct continents that were previously unknown to Europeans, Asians, and Africans.

Amerigo Vespucci made two voyages between 1497 and 1504. The first voyages he made on behalf of Spain between 1499 and 1500. The second voyages he made for Portugal between 1501 and 1502. Later, between 1503 and 1505, two booklets were published under his name, containing colorful descriptions of these explorations and other alleged voyages. Both these publications were named extremely popular and were widely in Europe.

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