Amerigo Vespucci (1454

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Key Dates

Birth

1454 March 9, 1454 →

Death

1512 February 22, 1512 →

Biography

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence after whom America is named.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1454

Birth

Italian cartographer and explorer (d. 1512)

March 9 →

1497

Event

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

May 10 →

1499

Event

Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil.

June 27 →

1501

Event

Amerigo Vespucci, this time under Portuguese flag, set sail for western lands.

May 13 →

1508

Event

Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.

March 22 →

1931

Event

Eines der beiden heutigen italienischen Segelschulschiffe, die Amerigo Vespucci, läuft in der königlichen Marine-Werft Castellammare di Stabia vom Stapel.

February 22 →

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