Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America

Name: Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America
Director: Eike Schmitz
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2023-07-01
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Michele Guidi, Tommaso Giusto, Pedro Álvarez Molina, Sascha Rotermund

Directed by Eike Schmitz

Documentary

History

20230h 50m8.5

Overview

Everyone knows Columbus, but few know Vespucci. And yet, the continent of America was named after the banker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This film attempts to find the truth about the almost unknown Italian – was he a swindler, as was later claimed, or a daring navigator who first recognised the significance of Columbus' discovery?