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Third Voyage

Him and his crew traveled to Cape Verde,then to Asia in 1499-1500.In 1501-1502 he served for Portugal.He reached the coast of Brazil and sailed to South America.

Younger years/Beginning career.

First Voyage

Amerigo Vespucci was born from Nastagio and Lisabetta mini Vespucci,born march 9,1454 in Florence,Italy.He had three borthers.The first born was Antonio,second Girolamo,then Vespucci,and last born was Bernardo.When he got older he graduated from the university of pisa.In the later years he married Maria Cerezo in 1502 and had no kids.His Unlce,Giorgio Antonio,tutored Vespucci in math and science.

He left Italy in May 1497 and returned in October 1498 to visit to the New World(North America.) The ships that Vespucci was the Captin of were called San Antiago, Repertago, Wegiz, and Girmond.

In 1508 the chief of spain gave Vespucci the responsibility of planning voyages to the indes.His first job was at a bank,then worked with their agent Giannotto Bernardi who worked with ships,but died in 1496 and Vespucci became the manager of the ships.

Second Voyage.

In 1499-1500 he joined the service of Spain to sail to Africa.He landed in Guyana,but got separated and sailed southward and discovered the Amazon River,Trinidad and the Orinoco River.

Fourth Voyage

He made another journey for Portuguese.He journeyed to Brazil in May 1503 and returned in 1504.After Vespucci's death in February 1512 Columbus' priority for discovering America damaged Vespucci's reputation.He will always be remembered for discovering America

Amerigo Vespucci

by:Hope French and Micah Morgan

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