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[[Amerigo Vespucci]] was born in [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. He worked for the [[House of Medici|Medici family]], where he made a number of connections with [[merchants]] and began to be interested in the voyages of [[Christopher Columbus]]. His cousin [[Cristina Vespucci]] convinced [[Lorenzo de' Medici|Lorenzo de Medici]] to make Amerigo an explorer. | [[Amerigo Vespucci]] was born in [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. He worked for the [[House of Medici|Medici family]], where he made a number of connections with [[merchants]] and began to be interested in the voyages of [[Christopher Columbus]]. His cousin [[Cristina Vespucci]] convinced [[Lorenzo de' Medici|Lorenzo de Medici]] to make Amerigo an explorer. | ||
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Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy. He worked for the Medici family, where he made a number of connections with merchants and began to be interested in the voyages of Christopher Columbus. His cousin Cristina Vespucci convinced Lorenzo de Medici to make Amerigo an explorer.
On his third voyage across the Atlantic, which departed on May 14, 1501, he reached Rio de Janeiro Bay and Rio de la Plata. He returned to Lisbon, Portugal, in 1504.
Amerigo Vespucci is known for having mapped what is known today as South America. Moreover, he was the first to highlight that the newly discovered territories were separate from Asia.
In 1507, Martin Waldseemuller, a German cartographer and clergymen, proposed that part of the Brazilian territory discovered by Amerigo Vespucci be labelled America, in honor of him.