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Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America

202350mEike Schmitz

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Everyone knows Columbus, but few know Vespucci. And yet, the continent of America was named after the banker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This film attempts to find the truth about the almost unknown Italian – was he a swindler, as was later claimed, or a daring navigator who first recognised the significance of Columbus' discovery?

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Discovery Of AmericaExplorer

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What is Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America (2023) about?

Everyone knows Columbus, but few know Vespucci. And yet, the continent of America was named after the banker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This film attempts to find the truth about the almost unknown Italian – was he a swindler, as was later claimed, or a daring navigator who first recognised the significance of Columbus' discovery?

Who stars in Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America?

Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America stars Michele Guidi (Amerigo Vespucci), Tommaso Giusto (Alonso de Hojeda), Pedro Álvarez Molina (Christoph Kolumbus), Sascha Rotermund (Self - Narrator (voice)). The film was directed by Eike Schmitz.

How long is Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America?

Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America has a runtime of 50 min and premiered in 2023.

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