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Amerigo Vespucci was born March 9, 1451 and brought up by his uncle, Giorgi Antonio Vespucci. He lived south of Florence, Italy in a small village called Montefioralle. He heard about Spain and he went on several voyages to the East coast of South America between 1499 and 1502. He was an Italian navigator and also traveled to Brazil. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, even though he never traveled to America. He lived to the age of 70 and died on February 22, 1512.