But a new book portrays Amerigo Vespucci as little more than a con man with a wild imagination. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto talks about his book, Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America.

You know the names of history’s past: Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Lorenzo de Medici ... Italian American cultural moment, New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The pride of the Italian Navy — Amerigo Vespucci — is in Honolulu through Sunday and open for the public to visit. The training vessel was welcomed this morning by ...

The German mapmaker who did it mistakenly thought Italian adventurer Amerigo Vespucci had discovered the mainland of the New World. The man who commanded the expedition that did, Christopher ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navy vessel often referred to as "the most beautiful ship in the world," is stationed at the Port of Los Angeles through July 8. At nearly ...

The “most beautiful ship in the world” has arrived in Los Angeles. The Italian Navy’s Amerigo Vespucci made its way past the breakwater and Angels Gate Lighthouse, and docked at the Port of ...

The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navy training vessel built in 1930, will be stopping in Southern California as part of its 15-stop world tour. The ship has been active since 1931, with a brief ...

The Italian navy’s longest-serving ship is in Malta as part of a Mediterranean tour aimed at promoting Italy’s naval culture and history. The Amerigo Vespucci was launched in 1931 and ...