Amerigo Vespucci

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Amerigo Vespucci

1497-1503

Date of Birth and Place

Vespucci was born March 1451.

Vespucci died in 1508.

He was born in Italy and grew up with 4 brothers. They also lived in a large home with his parents.

Exploration

Vespucci wanted to see what the world looked like.

His areas where he explored were Asia,

Spain, Bahamas, Brazil, and Argentina.

The sponsoring country was Spain.

Amerigo Vespucci’s contribution was that his voyages made it clear that there was a continent between Europe and Asia.

1492-1507

Maps

Encounters with Natives

Vespucci sailed across the Atlantic ocean.

Interesting Facts

Vespucci main reason to explore was to see the hole world. Vespucci hobbies were he like to study the stars and draw maps.

Resources http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.ht

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By,

Christine Thompson and Brandon Weber

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