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Amerigo Vespucci

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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AMERIGO VESPICCU

WAS BORN IN FLORENCE, ITALY ON MARCH 9, 1954
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AMERIGO SAILED FOR SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

HE WAS BORN IN ITALY
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HE WAS LOOKING FOR

THE NEW WORLD
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AMERIGO SAILED THROUGH

1497-1505
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HE WAS FAMOUS FOR FINDIND

SOUTH AMERICA
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FUN FACTS

  • America was named after him
  • Amerigo helped Christopher Columbus pack his ship to explore the new world
  • He found the Amazon river
  • Some people believe that he didn't finish his first trip
  • Amerigo once brought slaves home
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Amerigo Vespucci became ill with malaria in Seville, Spain, in 1512. He died on February 22nd, 1512 at the age of 58.

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