Posts Tagged ‘Amerigo’  Who Really Discovered The New World?
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012  If you ask the average American who
discovered America you will likely hear the name “Christopher
Columbus“. Widely regarded as the discoverer of America,
Columbus is one of the best known historical names in the US,
with a holiday in his honor, as well as countless statues and
monuments of him around the world. While he is also a very
controversial character in America’s history, he is undoubtedly
the one most recognized for the discovery of the Americas.
There is however one less recognized person, who’s role was
equally as crucial to the discovery of the “New World” as
Columbus’. That man is Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci was able to
discover what Columbus never did, that the lands discovered on
Columbus’ journey to discover trade routes was in fact a whole
new land mass.  Employed by The Medici Family to oversee their
ship-outfitting business, Vespucci actually had a part in
outfitting Columbus’ ship for his third voyag