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Amerigo Vespucci

Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer

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Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence after whom the Americas are named.

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Born
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Place of birth
Florence wd
Died
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Place of death
Seville wd
Citizenship
Republic of Florence, Crown of Castile wd
Occupation
explorer, merchant, cartographer, writer, seafarer, sailor wd
Spouse
Maria Cerezo wd

Questions

When was Amerigo Vespucci born?
Amerigo Vespucci was born on 9 March 1454 in Florence.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Amerigo Vespucci · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q47674 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Amerigo Vespucci (with turban) - cropped.jpg by Crispijn van de Passe the Elder (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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"Amerigo Vespucci". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/amerigo-vespucci. Retrieved 6 November 2026.

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