Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci (1454 – 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer, and the cousin of Cristina Vespucci.
==Biography==
Amerigo was born in Florence and initially worked as a clerk for the House of Medici, establishing relations with various merchants. He also took an interest in Christopher Columbus' in attempt to find Asia by sailing West.Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: The Man Behind the Name During a dinner party, Amerigo's cousin Cristina convinced the Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici to hire him as a sailor and navigator.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Cristina VespucciAssassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Cristina Vespucci
On 14 May, 1501, Amerigo's third voyage across the Atlantic Ocean began, eventually reaching Rio de Janeiro and . He returned to Lisbon in 1504, having discovered what is known today as South America and pointing out that the newly discovered territories were not part of Asia.
In 1506, Amerigo interrogated and tortured Micheletto Corella in the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence, with Piero Soderini and the secret Assassin Niccolò Machiavelli.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel The following year, German cartographer and clergyman suggested that part of the Brazilian territory discovered by Amerigo be named in his honor.
==Gallery==
ACIAmerigoVespucci.png|A portrait of Amerigo Vespucci
==Trivia:==
*Amerigo has long been believed to be the namesake of the Americas.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II 
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
*Assassin's Creed: Initiates 
*Assassin's Creed: Recollection
==References==
es:Américo Vespucci
Category:1454 births
Category:1512 deaths
Category:Individuals
Category:Italians
Category:Florentines
Category:Explorers
Category:Navigators
Category:Cartographers
Category:Vespucci family