AMERIGO VESPUCCI

THE SPONSOR

• The country that sponsored Amerigo was Italy
• Fun fact
• He was born in Italy

The Adventure

• Amerigo set out on his voyage May 10, 1497
• Fun Fact
• He had of crew of 600

WHY HE WENT?

• He wanted to see if Columbus actually found Asia
• Fun facts
• Amerigo Vespucci had found Brazil on his voyage

The result

• He found Brazil
• Amerigo found out that Columbus was right
• Fun fact
• He lost half his crew(300)

TIMELINE

• Born on March 9,1454
• Italy sponsored Amerigo
• He set out on his voyage
• Found out Columbus was right
• Died on his voyage back to Italy of illness(February 22,1512)

Resources

• Google/Google+
• History book
• Biography .com

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