The true story of the explorer and scholar after who the entire continent of "America" is named. This remarkable work starts with the early life of the Italian-born explorer and then quickly moves on to the details of his fabulous voyages on behalf of Spain and Portugal from 1499 to 1502.


Drawing heavily upon the explorer's own writing and other original sources, the full story of this remarkable-yet surprisingly little-known-Pilot Major of Spain is told in an intriguing and exciting fashion. Read here of the controversy surrounding Vespucci's first voyage, his remarkably accurate maps, and the many discoveries he made that later caused scholars to name the entire new world after him as a mark of honor.


Contents


I: Young Amerigo And His Family 1451-1470


II: Amerigo's Friends and Teachers 1470-1482


III: Vespucci's Favorite Authors 1485-1490


IV: In the Service of Spain 1490


V: Conversations with Columbus 1492 Or 1493


VI: Vespucci's Debatable Voyage 1497-1498


VII: Vespucci's "Second" Voyage 1499-1500


VIII: With Ojeda the Fighter 1499


IX: Cannibals, Giants, And Pearls 1499-1500


X: Famous Fellow-Voyagers 1497-1500


XI: On the Coast of Brazil 1501-1502


XII: The "Fourth Part of The Earth" XIII


XIII: The Fourth Great Voyage 1503-1504


XIV: King Ferdinand's Friend 1505-1508


XV: Pilot-Major of Spain 1508-1512


XVI: How America Was Named 1504-1541


Authorities On Amerigo Vespucci