FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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America, because it is in his name
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Spain
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Portugal
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France
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was an Italian merchant, born in 1454 in Florence. He worked for the Medicis. The year Columbus made his first voyage, they sent Amerigo to handle their ship-outfitting business in Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, Amerigo even worked for the Medicis as a banker and later as a supervisor of their ship-outfitting business. This job led him to move to Seville, Spain in 1492. It was during his time as supervisor of the Medici’s ship-outfitting business that Vespucci’s love of exploring grew.
Detailed explanation-3: -Who was Amerigo Vespucci, and what did he do? He was an Italian merchant, born in 1454 in Florence and employed by the Medicis. They sent him to look after their ship-outfitting business, which operated out of Seville, about the time Columbus made his first voyage.
Detailed explanation-4: -The desire to find ocean routes that were faster, safer, and cheaper stimulated a search to find a better way of getting to these places.” Vespucci’s business helped outfit one of Columbus’s voyages, and in 1496 Vespucci had the opportunity to talk with the explorer.