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100 1 _aPérez Gomar, G.
_q(Gregorio),
_d1834-1885
245 1 0 _aAmérico Vespucio
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-07-09
508 _aE-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Américo Vespucio" by Gregorio Pérez Gomar is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the life and contributions of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, exploring his role in the discovery of the Americas and addressing various historical narratives surrounding this pivotal period. The author seeks to present a more detailed and possibly revisionist perspective on the events leading to the exploration of the New World. The opening of this work establishes the author’s intention to provide a thorough historical examination of Vespucci's significance in the Age of Exploration. Pérez Gomar outlines the early challenges he faced while gathering reliable information about Vespucci's contributions, especially comparing conflicting accounts of his voyages. The text recounts the motivations behind exploration during Vespucci’s time, touching on prior explorers like Marco Polo, and indicates the astronomical and geographical theories, particularly those of Paolo Toscanelli, that would later influence the voyages of Columbus and Vespucci. The author hints at a broader argument regarding the misconceptions and underappreciation of Vespucci's role in American history, setting up a narrative that seeks to reclaim and elevate his legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59879
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