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Mar 9, 1454
The Birth
Amerigo Vespucci was born on March 9, 1454, in Florence, Italy. -
1492
Preparation
Vespucci went to Spain to get his boats ready for his voyages. -
1499
Voyage off to the New World
He set sail to South America. At the time, the sailors thought they were sailing to the West Indies off to Asia. -
1501
Second Voyage
Vespucci was off for his second voyage. He explored Brazil and Argentina. -
1501
A Lucky Guess?
Amerigo Vespucci suggest that the world was much larger than we thought. He suspected that that the new land wasn't the West Indies like everyone thought it was. -
1502
America's named after Amerigo Vespucci
Vespucci told everyone when he returned back from his voyages that he found new land. They ended up naming the land after him. -
1507
Forged Letter
A forged letter almost got Vespucci into a lot of conflict. It was found out to not be true. -
Feb 22, 1512
The End
Amerigo Vespucci ended up dying from malaria.