AMERIGO VESPUCCI

VOYAGE 1

• According to a letter Vespucci might or might not have written
• On May 10, 1497 departing with a fleet of spanish ships
• Sailed to the West Indies and made their way to the mainland
• Of Central American within 5 weeks
• If true he discovered Venezuela before Christopher Columbus

VOYAGE 2

• May 1499 sailing for Spain
• He was a navigator under Alonzo de ojeda
• Crossed the equator, traveled to the coast of Guyana he is believed
• to leave ojeda and went to explore Brazil on that journey he is said
• to have discovered the amazon river and Cape st. Augustine

VOYAGE 3

• May 14, 1501 he departed on his trans Atlantic journey
• He set sail for Cape Verde, for King Manuel 1 of Portugal
• His 3rd voyage was his most successful
• He didn't start out as commander, then Portuguese officers
• Asked him to take over and he agreed

VOYAGE 3 CONTINUED

• They sailed along the coast of South America from
• Cape Sao roque to Patagonia, they discovered Rio de Janeiro
• And Rio de la Plata, June 10, 1503 he sailed under Portuguese flag
• Accompanied by Gonzalo Coelho headed back to Brazil didn't find anything new
• So the fleet disbanded, the commander was nowhere to be found

AMERIGO VESPUCCI

• America was named after Amerigo Vespucci
• A florentine navigator and explorer who played a
• prominent role in exploring the new world
• His nickname was the Pickle Dealer