The true story of the explorer and scholar after who the entire continent of "America" is named. This remarkable work starts with the early life of the Italian-born explorer and then quickly moves on to the details of his fabulous voyages on behalf of Spain and Portugal from 1499 to 1502. Drawing heavily upon the explorer's own writing and other original sources, the full story of this remarkable-yet surprisingly little-known-Pilot Major of Spain is told in an intriguing and exciting fashion. Read here of the controversy surrounding Vespucci's first voyage, his remarkably accurate maps, and the many discoveries he made that later caused scholars to name the entire new world after him as a mark of honor. Contents I: Young Amerigo And His Family 1451-1470 II: Amerigo's Friends and Teachers 1470-1482 III: Vespucci's Favorite Authors 1485-1490 IV: In the Service of Spain 1490 V: Conversations with Columbus 1492 Or 1493 VI: Vespucci's Debatable Voyage 1497-1498 VII: Vespucci's "Second" Voyage 1499-1500 VIII: With Ojeda the Fighter 1499 IX: Cannibals, Giants, And Pearls 1499-1500 X: Famous Fellow-Voyagers 1497-1500 XI: On the Coast of Brazil 1501-1502 XII: The "Fourth Part of The Earth" XIII XIII: The Fourth Great Voyage 1503-1504 XIV: King Ferdinand's Friend 1505-1508 XV: Pilot-Major of Spain 1508-1512 XVI: How America Was Named 1504-1541 Authorities On Amerigo Vespucci