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'''Amerigo Vespucci''' (9 March 1454 - 22 February 1512) was an [[Italy|Italian]] explorer, navigator, and cartographer,<ref | '''Amerigo Vespucci''' (9 March 1454 - 22 February 1512) was an [[Italy|Italian]] explorer, navigator, and cartographer,<ref>{{Wiki|Amerigo Vespucci|''Wikipedia:'' Amerigo Vespucci}}</ref> and cousin of [[Cristina Vespucci]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Amerigo became an explorer because of Cristina, who insisted [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] make Amerigo an explorer. Amerigo was a clerk at the [[House of Medici]]. Lorenzo took her advice and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World which was later named after him.<ref name="AC2"/> | Amerigo became an explorer because of Cristina, who insisted [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] make Amerigo an explorer. At the time, Amerigo was a clerk at the [[House of Medici]] bank. Lorenzo took her advice and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World which was later named after him.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
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 | 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>[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The term "America" was derived from the feminized Latin version of Vespucci's first name. | *The term "America" was presumably derived from the feminized Latin version of Vespucci's first name. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:03, 17 December 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. At the time, Amerigo was a clerk at the House of Medici bank. 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
- The term "America" was presumably derived from the feminized Latin version of Vespucci's first name.