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'''Amerigo Vespucci''' (9 March 1454 – 22 February 1512) was an [[Italy|Italian]] explorer, navigator and cartographer, and the cousin of [[Cristina Vespucci]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | '''Amerigo Vespucci''' (9 March 1454 – 22 February 1512) was an [[Italy|Italian]] explorer, navigator and cartographer, and the cousin of [[Cristina Vespucci]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Amerigo | Amerigo was born in [[Florence]], and initially worked as a clerk for the [[House of Medici]], establishing relations with various [[merchants]]. He also took an interest in the voyage of [[Christoffa Corombo]].<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> During a dinner party, Amerigo's cousin Christino convinced the Florentine ruler [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] to hire him as a sailor and navigator.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
Amerigo | On 14 May 1501, Amerigo's third voyage across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] began, eventually reaching [[Rio de Janeiro]] and {{Wiki|Río de la Plata|Rio de la Plata}}. He returned to [[Lisbon]] in 1504, having discovered what is known today as [[South America]] and pointing out that the newly discovered territories were not part of [[Asia]].<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
In 1506, Amerigo 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> | |||
In 1507, the [[Germany|German]] cartographer {{Wiki|Martin Waldseemüller}} suggested that the newly discovered continent be named after Amerigo.<ref name="ACI"/> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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ACIAmerigoVespucci.png|A portrait of Amerigo Vespucci | ACIAmerigoVespucci.png|A portrait of Amerigo Vespucci | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:47, 9 February 2015
- "Try Amerigo out. I bet after several years you'll name your shipping company after him."
- ―Christina Vespucci to Lorenzo de' Medici.[src]
Amerigo Vespucci (9 March 1454 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer, and the cousin of Cristina Vespucci.[1]
Biography
Amerigo was born in Florence, and initially worked as a clerk for the House of Medici, establishing relations with various merchants. He also took an interest in the voyage of Christoffa Corombo.[2] During a dinner party, Amerigo's cousin Christino convinced the Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici to hire him as a sailor and navigator.[1]
On 14 May 1501, Amerigo's third voyage across the Atlantic Ocean began, eventually reaching Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata. He returned to Lisbon in 1504, having discovered what is known today as South America and pointing out that the newly discovered territories were not part of Asia.[2]
In 1506, Amerigo interrogated and tortured Micheletto Corella in the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence, with Piero Soderini and the secret Assassin Niccolò Machiavelli.[3]
In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller suggested that the newly discovered continent be named after Amerigo.[2]
Gallery
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A portrait of Amerigo Vespucci
