Historedia
Person

Amerigo Vespucci

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1499

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Amerigo Vespucci, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Discovery of Lake Maracaibo

    1499

    Role: Italian navigator and co-explorer

    1. 24 August 1499 · Lake MaracaiboEuropean Entry

      Ojeda and Vespucci's fleet entered Lake Maracaibo on 24 August 1499, marking the first European contact with the site.

    2. 24 August 1499 · Lake Maracaibo regionNaming of Venezuela

      Vespucci named the region Venezuela after seeing stilt houses that resembled Venice, though local etymologies are also proposed.

  2. Amerigo Vespucci's First Voyage

    undated

    Role: Italian explorer and navigator

    1. Unknown · UnknownScholarly Doubts

      Historians have questioned the authenticity of the 1497 voyage, with some suggesting it was a fabrication or written by another author.

Sources

  1. Lake Maracaibo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
  2. Alonso de Ojeda Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-07
  3. Amerigo Vespucci Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03