Amerigo Vespucci
Explorer Project
Amerigo Vespucci
This guy was the person that discovered America. Not Columbus. Vespucci.
Links to my research
www.history.com/topics/exploration/amerigo-vespucci
www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Amerigo_Vespucci.aspx
www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Amerigo_Vespucci.aspx
Amerigo vespucci's sponsors
Amerigo Vespucci
An Italian explorer that wanted to find a western route to Asia. A German cartographer created a new map, naming the territory now South America in Vespucci's honor.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
These pieces of royalty were the 1st sponsors for Vespucci. They were the King and Queen of Spain.
King Manuel I
This guy was the 2nd and last sponsor of Amerigo Vespucci. He was the 1st king of Portugal.
Why did these explorers risk their lives?
Christopher Columbus
Columbus risked his life to prove his theory that Europeans could reach China by sailing west.
Ferdinand Magellan
This guy was in search of fame in fortune and left Spain in 1519.
Location: Somewhere in the east
Mini Bio: Amerigo Vespucci
Paragraph Essay
I chose Amerigo Vespucci for my explorer because I thought he had a funny name and easy to do research on. I kinda found out that despite his name, I thought he was the one that founded America, not Columbus. Vespucci was Italian and founded the Amazon River. Despite his name, a German cartographer created a new map, and the first continent was South America, or AKA America.