Origin of the name America  The English geologist and naturalist Thomas Belt, in his book The Naturalist in Nicaragua (1874),  suggested that the etymology of America came from the Amerrisque range. The French-American geologist Jules Marcou, in his work Nouvelles Recherches sur l'Origine du Nom d'Amérique (first published: Paris, 1875), accepted and supported the thesis on the origin of the name America by Belt, who had served as engineer to the Compañía Minera de Chontales between 1868 and 1871 in the gold deposits of Santo Domingo, San Benito, and San Antonio. Belt and Marcou were not the first to mention this thesis either. In Tradiciones peruanas (1872), the Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma had already mentioned the name's derivation from the mountains of Amerrique. Without citing the source from which he obtained the information, he affirmed that "the name America circulated by oral tradition among the men of Columbus."
Origin of the name America In Tradiciones peruanas (1872), the Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma mentioned his belief that the etymology of America derived from the mountains of Amerrique. Without citing the source from which he obtained the information, he affirmed that "the name America circulated by oral tradition among the men of Columbus." The English geologist and naturalist Thomas Belt, in his book The Naturalist in Nicaragua (1874), also suggested that the etymology of America came from the Amerrisque range. The French-American geologist Jules Marcou, in his work Nouvelles Recherches sur l'Origine du Nom d'Amérique (first published: Paris, 1875), accepted and supported the thesis on the origin of the name America by Belt, who had served as engineer to the Compañía Minera de Chontales between 1868 and 1871 in the gold deposits of Santo Domingo, San Benito, and San Antonio. 
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In Tradiciones peruanas (1872), the Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma mentioned his belief that the etymology of America derived from the mountains of Amerrique. Without citing the source from which he obtained the information, he affirmed that "the name America circulated by oral tradition among the men of Columbus."
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Belt and Marcou were not the first to mention this thesis either. In Tradiciones peruanas (1872), the Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma had already mentioned the name's derivation from the mountains of Amerrique. Without citing the source from which he obtained the information, he affirmed that "the name America circulated by oral tradition among the men of Columbus."