Amerigo Vespucci, mio 14º prozio

Vespucci was born to Nastagio Vespucci, a notary, and Lisabetta di Giovanni Mini in what is today Florence, Italy. His family was friends with the wealthy and powerful Medici family. As a child, Vespucci received his education from his uncle, Giorgio Antonio Vespucci. He later moved to Seville, Spain where he worked in the banking business before pursuing his interest in exploration.

Between 1497-1504, Vespucci participated in at least two voyages to the New World. Early publications of his voyages (some now are believed to be forgeries) were extremely popular and widely read across Europe. During his journey to what his now known as Brazil, Vespucci realized that these new lands were actually part of an entirely separate continent. Prior to Vespucci's discovery, explorers, including Christopher Columbus, had assumed that the New World was a part of Asia. In 1507, Martin Waldssmüler, a German cartographer, proposed naming the land "America" in recognition of Vespucci's accomplishments.

Three years after Vespucci became a Spanish citizen, he was appointed as the master navigator of Spain. He held the position until his death on February 22, 1512.

Amarigo Vespucci tree

Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli, III. duca di Morignano

→ Don Galeazzo Ruspoli dei Principi di Poggio Suasa, II. duca di Morignano your father 

→ Don Francesco Ruspoli, I. duca di Morignano his father 

→ Emanuele Francesco Ruspoli, I. principe di Poggio Suasa his father 

→ Bartolomeo Ruspoli his father 

→ Francesco Ruspoli, III. principe di Cerveteri his father 

→ Prudenzia Capizucchi, Patrizia Romana his mother 

→ Cassandra Sacchetti her mother 

→ Caterina Acciaioli her mother 

→ Anna Maria Altoviti her mother 

→ Giovambattista Altoviti her father 

→ Pierozzo Altoviti his father 

→ Ridolfo Altoviti his father 

→ Caterina Vespucci his mother 

→ Bartolomeo Vespucci her father 

→ Antonio Vespucci his father 

→ Amerigo Vespucci his brother