13 mayo 1501 año - Vespucci Claims Land is "New World"

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Voyage of May 13, 1501– July 22, 1502 during which time Vespucci becomes convinced that the newly discovered lands (in Central and South America) were not Asia but a "New World." Scholars also became convinced. The moniker "America" comes from his name but was applied to North America much later.

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