Amerigo Vespucci surmises that Columbus discovered a new continent--America

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Discovery

Place

Americas

Date

1501

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Vespucci made several explorations of the South American coast. His accounts were used by Martin Waldseemuller, who in 1507, called the new hemisphere 'America.' [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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