Who Is Amerigo Vespucci Responsible For Theorization Of America?

Amerigo Vespucci is responsible for theorizing that the America was a separate continent and not a part of Asia. Before Vespucci made his famous voyages to the Americas he was the manager of all the Medici’s family’s merchant business. In 1493, all of Spain was abuzz with Columbus news of a new route to India (Which was actually America). Amerigo recognized the great opportunity and managed to get himself assigned to an expedition back to the Americas in 1499. He was likely the first European to see the coast of modern-day Brazil on this trip and, as a cosmographer, brought a scientific eye to the New World. The fleet made it back to Spain in 1500. After returned, Vespucci managed to gain the ear of the Portuguese king, and in May of 1501, he was at the head of a Lisbon fleet of three

Vespucci's fleet sailed down the coasts of present-day Brazil and Argentina, explored into the major rivers of the area and, observed the stars visible in the night sky. When he returned to Portugal in July of 1502, Vespucci announced the lands to the west were not Asia, but a different continent altogether. Vespucci’s theory was published all over Europe. He was made pilot-major for Spain, and oversaw the training and licensing of Spanish pilots. He was also made responsible of managing the Spanish Crown's collection of maps and atlases. Overseeing Spain's library of maps and geographical books preserved this valuable information for later generations. Most notably, Amerigo Vespucci's name lives on in the names of the two American continents