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Scholarly Doubts
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Historians have questioned the authenticity of the 1497 voyage, with some suggesting it was a fabrication or written by another author.
Bartolomé de las Casas suspected Vespucci fabricated the account to claim primacy over Columbus. Alberto Magnaghi suggested the letter was written by an unknown author, and Alexander von Humboldt asserted the voyage was impossible. These debates highlight the lack of corroborating evidence for this specific trip.
Sources
- Amerigo Vespucci Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
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