Américo Vespucio🔻El hombre que dio su nombre a un continente. AMÉRICA

In this video, we explore the fascinating life of Amerigo Vespucci, the Florentine navigator and cartographer whose name was forever linked to the American continent. Unlike Christopher Columbus, Vespucci correctly interpreted that the lands he discovered were not Asia, but a New World, as reflected in his famous letters, such as Mundus Novus and the controversial Letter to Soderini. During his voyages of exploration, some of which historians have questioned, Vespucci traveled along the coasts of South America, possibly reaching the Río de la Plata and observing the vastness of the continent. In 1507, a group of geographers in Saint-Dié, France, impressed by his accounts, published a map that used the name "America" ​​for the first time to designate the new lands. Was it a fraud or a misunderstanding? Did it steal Columbus's glory? What was the role of editors and maps in this story? In this video, we tell you how the name America came about, what role Amerigo Vespucci played in the discovery of the continent, and how his work has been defended or attacked by figures such as Voltaire, Humboldt, and Bartolomé de las Casas. A look at the history of one of the most famous names on the planet... and the controversy that surrounds it to this day. 🔻SUGGESTION🔻 You may be interested in these videos related to this Chronicle. ▶MAGELLANES-ELCANO Expedition🔻 First ROUND THE WORLD [Part ONE]🔻 BEGINNING of the JOURNEY into the UNKNOWN    • Expedición MAGALLANES-ELCANO🔻 Primera VUEL...   ▶JUAN DIAZ DE SOLIS' Expedition to the RIO de la PLATA🤔    • 🤔Expedicion de JUAN DIAZ DE SOLIS al RIO d...   ▶The Secrets of Christopher Columbus🔻 The mysteries surrounding the life of the discoverer of America🔻    • Los secretos de Cristóbal Colón🔻Los mister...   ▶The Treaty of Tordesillas🔻 The agreement that divided the New World🔻 Why was it so important?    • El Tratado de Tordesillas 🔻El acuerdo que ...   📜BIBLIOGRAPHY ►Germán Arciniegas - America, 500 Years of a Name. The Life and Times of Amerigo Vespucci ►Martín Fernández de Navarrete - A Collection of Voyages and Discoveries ►Consuelo Varela - Columbus and the Florentines ✅CLARIFICATION The script for this video is a summary of a compilation of information obtained from different sources. This channel does not claim to be the absolute truth on the topics covered, so it invites its audience to respectfully comment on their different points of view. 👉 FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ▶️ Twitter:   / historiacronica   ▶️ Facebook:   / croniscasdelahistoria   ▶️ Instagram: cronicasdelahistoria 👉▶ CONTACT: [email protected] ► Timestamps ©Cronicas de la Historia Reproduction of all or part of this content by any means or procedure is expressly prohibited without the written authorization of the copyright holders and subject to penalties established by law. ✅ IMAGES OBTAINED FROM. Copyright: https://support.google.com/youtube/an... This video uses copyrighted content under the fair use exception. ►