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Amerigo Vespucci: The Navigator Who Named the New World Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, merchant, and cartographer whose voyages and writings fundamentally changed how Europeans...
Read Amerigo Vespucci: The Navigator Who Named the New WorldPortuguese Colonization of the Americas During the 15th century, Portugal emerged as a global leader in European exploration, driven by a desire to expand trade and territory. This ambiti...
Read Portuguese Colonization of the Americas: From North Atlantic Outposts to Imperial BrazilThe New World: Exploring the Origins and Meaning of Mundus Novus For centuries, the European understanding of the globe was limited to three known landmasses: Africa, Asia, and Europe. Co...
Read Mundus Novus and the Geographical Shift to the New World