patrick! so great to hear from you! as to amerigo (the italian spelling of his name, you're right!) and the origin of the name of the american continent, i wrote:
44he proved that this mass of land (the american continent) was not a part of an asian peninsula (vespucio had been commissioned to find alternative routes to asia by the italians and later by the portuguese) but a new continent. thus the name 44america44 in his honor.44 what i objected to in my post was the notion that the name of the USA originated after the fact that amerigo vespucio had disembarked in florida -- which he never did, in any case. wallyK -----Mensaje original----- De: patrick leader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: Viernes, 20 de Septiembre de 2002 07:27 p.m. Para: Wally Kairuz; dsk CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: RE: America [was tits/america/vespucio] NJC i think you did accidentally make a misstatement about americo
