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StephanJanosik: 1 year ago

Vespucci why didn't Columbus call this land that instead of his map makers first name Amerigo?

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maryanneotieno: 1 year ago

It is believed that the Columbus called this land that way because they derived this name from the feminized Latin version of his first name. Amerigo Vespucci was born and raised in Florence, Italy and he was the third son of Ser Nastagio. Read more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci.

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