CONQUEROR OF THE SEAS FERDINAND MAGELLANThe voyages of Columbus inspired boldness in other great explorers to discover new unhampered trade routes to the Spice Islands of the EastWhen Vasco Da Gama ro ...

Columbus discovered the New World, but it was Vespucci who recognized it as a new world. Despite his discovery, it was not Vespucci who named the new lands, but a German clergyman and amateur ...

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Unlike Columbus who had sailed before him, the Florentine merchant Amerigo Vespucci seemed alert to the fact that he had bumped into a world new to Europe, a fourth part of the world.

After taking independence from Spanish rule in 1825, Bolivia was named after Simon Bolivar who was a president and freedom fighter. Columbia, also known as Republic of Columbia, was named after the ...

Ross and Susan didn’t fare that well after they both incorrectly guessed “Columbus.” Ross nearly bet his entire total of $14,600, losing $14,590 to end up in second place with $10.

Columbus Day began as a celebration of Italian immigrants who faced persecution in the U.S. But for many it’s now a symbol of the colonization and oppression of Indigenous people.

One reason mapmakers may have done this is to hide their ignorance, says Van Duzer. When the Dutch mapmaker Pieter van den Keere made a world map in 1611 (see above), the interior of North America ...

DANBURY — The city’s annual Italian Festival will kick off Friday evening at the Amerigo Vespucci Lodge, serving up Italian cuisine along with live music, family activities and a variety of ...

The motto of the Amerigo Vespucci, “Not who begins but who perseveres”. Photo Silvia Nittoli The ship is named after the famous Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, born into a wealthy family in ...

When America was "discovered" by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, Viking navigators had already landed on the New World's shores centuries before. The question of who discovered America ...