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Amerigo confirmed the discoveries of [[Christoffa Corombo]], and interrogated and tortured [[Micheletto Corella]] in the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] in [[Florence]], with [[Piero Soderini]] and the secret [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Machiavelli]].<ref name="ACBH novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> | Amerigo confirmed the discoveries of [[Christoffa Corombo]], and interrogated and tortured [[Micheletto Corella]] in the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] in [[Florence]], with [[Piero Soderini]] and the secret [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Niccolò Machiavelli]].<ref name="ACBH novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*His name is thought to be the inspiration for the name America | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 8 June 2012
Amerigo Vespucci (9 March 1454 - 22 February 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer,[1] and cousin of Cristina Vespucci.[2]
Biography
Amerigo became an explorer because of Cristina, who insisted Lorenzo de' Medici make Amerigo an explorer. Lorenzo took her advice and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World which was later named after him.[2]
Amerigo confirmed the discoveries of Christoffa Corombo, and interrogated and tortured Micheletto Corella in the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence, with Piero Soderini and the secret Assassin Niccolò Machiavelli.[3]
Trivia
- His name is thought to be the inspiration for the name America