But a new book portrays Amerigo Vespucci as little more than a con man with a wild imagination. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto talks about his book, Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America.

The Italian Navy’s Amerigo Vespucci said arrivederci to the Port of Los Angeles on Monday July 8, 2024. The tall ship had been open for tours over the 4th of July weekend. (Photo by Chuck ...

Amerigo Vespucci was once used to train junior Italian naval officers since it opened for operation in 1931 with a crew of 270. The ship's stay in Boston is part of the crew's six-month sailing ...

L'Amerigo Vespucci a Taranto, aprile 2025 Maria Michela D'Alessandro/Euronews The Vespucci's round-the-world tour On its world tour, the Vespucci travelled to 30 countries in 20 months, with over ...

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush transits the Adriatic Sea alongside the Italian training ship ITS Amerigo Vespucci, Sep. 1, 2022. The ships operated together to commemorate the 60th ...