Amerigo Vespucci - Forgotten Namesake of America

5:50 PM to 6:55 PM

Monday 13 January

Amerigo Vespucci - Forgotten Namesake of America

Investigating the truth behind Italian banker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Asking if he was a daring navigator who first recognised the significance of Columbus' discovery of America or if he was the swindler as was later claimed

Amerigo Vespucci - Forgotten Namesake of America airs on PBS America at 5:50 PM, Monday 13 January.

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History