Amerigo vespucciAmerigo vespucci

Claudia Miccio

IntroductionIntroductionAmerigo Vespucci discovered South

America and that is America is called

America.

Read on to find out more about Amerigo Vespucci.

From nla.gov.au

Early lifeEarly lifeAmerigo Vespucci was

born in Spain 1451.

Amerigo was studying his maps and stars for his

dad his dad was a sailor and when Amerigo was older he went on to be a sailor on his fathers ship. Amerigo and his family was very rich and had

lots of money.

From biography.com

First jobFirst job

Some years later Amerigo traveled from Spain to

America on his father’s ship.

Every day Amerigo got some money from his father for

helping around on the ship.

First Journey-1496First Journey-1496Amerigo visited France at the age twenty four with

his uncle. He traveled from Florence to Seville in

1496.

Amerigo was eager to explore the new land spoken about by the

people.

Italymag.co.uk

Amerigo traveled from Cadiz on May the 1oth 1497. His ships passed West Indies reaching mainland of Central

America.

Later the crew discovered a Island

called Bermuda.

Route of Amerigo’s Route of Amerigo’s JourneyJourney

From joh.cam.ac.uk

TimelineTimeline

1451 - Born March the 9th Florence Italy

1478 - Begins work in Paris embassy

1483 - Stayed at Lorenzo de Medici house the ruler of Florence

1491 - Amerigo got sent to Spain Seville to learn his voyages so he can explore the world

Amerigo Vespucci’s Compass

If you want to know how Amerigo Vespucci’s compass works read on to find out.

Did you know Amerigo Vespucci used his compass to travel to the West Indies his compass showed him north east south and west, his compass was a very important

innovation for him.

And this was how America became America