Amerigo Vespucci | |
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![]() Posthumous portrait in the Giovio Series at the Uffizi, Florence, attributed to Cristofano dell'Altissimo
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Born |
(1454-03-09)March 9, 1454 Florence, Republic of Florence (present-day Italy) |
Died |
February 22, 1512(1512-02-22) (aged 57) Seville, Crown of Castile |
Other names |
Américo Vespucio [es] Americus Vespucius [la] Américo Vespúcio [pt] Alberigo Vespucci |
Occupation | Merchant, Explorer, Cartographer |
Known for | Demonstrating to Europeans that the New World was not Asia, but a previously unknown fourth continent. |
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