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Everyone knows Columbus, but few know Vespucci. And yet, the continent of America was named after the banker and explore | dG1fNi1pc3dQYy15MGM
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00:00He was the most famous explorer of his era.
00:06South and North America were named after him.
00:09He's actually the key character,
00:12the great unknown in the age of discovery.
00:15His report of a new world was a bestseller across Europe.
00:19While searching for the Spice Islands of Asia,
00:22he stumbled upon a new world.
00:25He begins to realize that he has found something completely new,
00:28something that has never been represented on a map of the world before.
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