Amerigo+Vespucci-NVT

H ello, my name is Amerigo Vespucci, and I am here to tell you about my life. I was born on March 18th, 1454 in the city of Florence, Italy. I loved astronomy when I was a boy. Though, growing up, I was well educated in business by my uncle. At the age of 37 I moved to Seville, Spain to work with ships and trading there. I saw Columbus when he came back from his first voyage. I helped him with his 2nd and 3rd voyages. In 1499 Columbus with me and we sailed for Spain. It took me 24 days to get to the northern coast of South America. I headed south and became the **FIRST EUROPEAN IN BRASIL**. On the way back I stopped at the Bahamas and took 200 natives back for slaves.

In 1501 I sailed for Portugal and went as south as Argentina. I guessed the size of the world within 50 miles! North and South America were named after me because I was the first explorer to reach them recognizing it wasn't Asia. Then I came home and lived until now as Master Navigator of Seville. It is 1507 and I am sick in bed with malaria, a //bad// disease spread by mosquitoes. I am not expected to live much longer. Diseases