I believe that it was Amerigo Vespushi (spelling), that founded America.however, how did America get its name?

I believe that was his name ~ please correct me if I am wrong….thanks. I need a history teacher on this one.

Amerigo Vespucci first sailed to the New World in 1499 (after Columbus). He explored the West Indies and mapped the shorelines of South America, never touching North America at all.

The Italian mapmakers of the day named the continents for him because (1) he was Italian and (2) he was the first of the explorers to insist that the new continents were not part of Asia.

America, GET OUT OF THE WAY!

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