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2. Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) was born in Florence, Italy, into a wealthy family of merchants and notaries.
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 04:12 AM
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He was educated in a world of trade and maritime culture, and developed interests in astronomy, math, navigation, and foreign languages.

Vespucci was the son of Nastagio, a notary. As a boy Vespucci was given a humanistic education by his uncle Giorgio Antonio. In 1479 he accompanied another relation, sent by the famous Italian Medici family to be their spokesman to the king of France.

Amerigo Vespucci
Italian navigator

Amerigo Vespucci (born 1454?, Florence, Italy—died 1512, Sevilla, Spain) was a merchant and explorer-navigator who took part in early voyages to the New World (1499–1500 and 1501–02) and occupied the influential post of piloto mayor (“master navigator”) in Sevilla (1508–12). The name for the Americas is derived from his given name.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amerigo-Vespucci

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