Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born explorer who explored the mainland of America at the end of the 15th century. A German mapmaker believed that Vespucci was the first to reach the New World ,so he suggested naming the new land America.

Although Vespucci was probably not one of the greatest explorers of the time, he was the first navigator who explored South America.



Words

  • although = while
  • century = a hundred years
  • explorer = person who travels to a new place to find out more about it
  • mainland = the main area of land that forms a country, the islands do not belong to it 
  • mapmaker = a person who draws maps 
  • navigator = a person on a ship who tries to find a route to a place 
  • reach = get to