AMERIGO VESPUCCI By Rose and Joonsung EARLY LIFE He was born in 1454, in Florence, Italy. In1491, he went to live in Spain. Amerigo Vespucci’s first name was also Americas. North America was named after him. He worked for a ship repairing company. FIRST VOYAGE In 1495, he sailed on a Spanish ship. He was a navigator on the Spanish ship. He explored the northeastern coast of South America. HIS EXPEDITION Amerigo Vespucci discovered the mouth of the Amazon. He described places he explored as ‘New World.’ He also explored Asia. CLOSE TO THE END OF HIS LIFE Vespucci did all kinds of commercial businesses. In 1491, he was sent to Seville Spain. Amerigo Vespucci became the manager of Seville. HIS DEATH After all of his expeditions, his life came to his death. In 1512, he died in Spain. And this is life of Amerigo Vespucci. CREDITS Biogrph.wordpress.com Westmeade.net nlg-steampunk.blogspot.com Someintrestingfact.com Fredericwildman.com Exploresdiech.weebly.com