# Amerigo Vespucci

_Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer_

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

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

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 March 1454 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Florence ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674#P19))
- **Died:** 22 February 1512 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674#P570))
- **Place of death:** Seville ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Republic of Florence; Crown of Castile ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674#P27))
- **Occupation:** explorer; merchant; cartographer; writer; seafarer; sailor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674#P106))
- **Spouse:** Maria Cerezo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674#P26))

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Amerigo Vespucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q47674](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47674) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Amerigo Vespucci (with turban) - cropped.jpg by Crispijn van de Passe the Elder (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amerigo_Vespucci_(with_turban)_-_cropped.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Amerigo Vespucci, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Amerigo Vespucci (with turban) - cropped.jpg — Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, Public domain.

## Cite this page

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