Where did my country go
Aug 10, 2014 15:45:18 #
Patty wrote:
If you don't want to be associated with the word that was created here then don't steal the name for yourself.
AMERICA, was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci when he landed in New Orleans.
AMERICA, was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci when he landed in New Orleans.
I can not find where Amerigo Vespucci ever landed in New Orleans, From what I can find he found some islands and land mostly in South American. Could you answer where you got tour history from?
Aug 10, 2014 15:47:22 #
Patty wrote:
If you don't want to be associated with the word that was created here then don't steal the name for yourself.
AMERICA, was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci when he landed in New Orleans.
AMERICA, was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci when he landed in New Orleans.
Gerard Sanchez is nothing but a liberal progressive ass that wants to spew his venom wherever he goes and doesn't understand that most all of us see through his stupid childish tantrum and I have stopped answering him. I though he had left the sight but he still pops up every ones in awhile like a bad penny. If everybody ignores his ramblings and spewing his brand of hatred then maybe he will leave and stop acting that way. I remember teaching children this way and it does work.
Aug 10, 2014 15:53:08 #
I got it from history class. If you would like to do some research for yourself though I would start with a search using these words.
"America origins word"
"America origins word"
clarkwv wrote:
I can not find where Amerigo Vespucci ever landed in New Orleans, From what I can find he found some islands and land mostly in South American. Could you answer where you got tour history from?
Aug 10, 2014 15:55:12 #
He comes here to vent his frustration after his wife kicks his butt and wont let him talk. No power in his own life makes him seek it on the internet.
bahmer wrote:
Gerard Sanchez is nothing but a liberal progressive ass that wants to spew his venom wherever he goes and doesn't understand that most all of us see through his stupid childish tantrum and I have stopped answering him. I though he had left the sight but he still pops up every ones in awhile like a bad penny. If everybody ignores his ramblings and spewing his brand of hatred then maybe he will leave and stop acting that way. I remember teaching children this way and it does work.
Aug 10, 2014 15:55:24 #
clarkwv wrote:
I can not find where Amerigo Vespucci ever landed in New Orleans, From what I can find he found some islands and land mostly in South American. Could you answer where you got tour history from?
He didn't ,this is what I googled.
Explorer Amerigo Vespucci was born March 9, 1451, in Florence, Italy. On May 10, 1497, he embarked on his first voyage. On his third and most successful voyage, he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World. In 1507, America was named after him. He died of malaria in Seville, Spain, on February 22, 1512.
Aug 10, 2014 16:05:04 #
Ringmann may well have been the first European to entertain this idea, and he acted on it quickly. Soon he had teamed up with a local German mapmaker named Martin Waldseemüller, and the two men printed 1,000 copies of a giant world map designed to broadcast the news: the famous Waldseemüller map of 1507. One copy of the map still survives, and its recognized as one of the most important geographical documents of all time. Thats because its the first to depict the New World as surrounded by water; the first to suggest the existence of the Pacific Ocean; the first to portray the worlds continents and oceans roughly as we know them today; and, of course, the first to use a strange new name: America, which Ringmann and Waldseemüller printed in block letters across what today we would call Brazil.
Why America? Ringmann and Waldseemüller explained their choice in a small companion volume to the map, called Introduction to Cosmography. These parts, they wrote, referring to Europe, Asia, and Africa, have in fact now been more widely explored, and a fourth part has been discovered by Amerigo Vespucci....Since both Asia and Africa received their names from women, I do not see why anyone should rightly prevent this from being called Amerigen the land of Amerigo, as it were or America, after its discoverer, Americus.
Why America? Ringmann and Waldseemüller explained their choice in a small companion volume to the map, called Introduction to Cosmography. These parts, they wrote, referring to Europe, Asia, and Africa, have in fact now been more widely explored, and a fourth part has been discovered by Amerigo Vespucci....Since both Asia and Africa received their names from women, I do not see why anyone should rightly prevent this from being called Amerigen the land of Amerigo, as it were or America, after its discoverer, Americus.
Aug 10, 2014 16:12:39 #
You guys seem to be talking about a descendant. There was a long line of Vespucci's.
"America Vespucci, came to New Orleans in 1839 and asked for a land grant "in recognition of her name and parentage." Since the late 19th century, however, conflicting ideas about the t***h of the derivation of "America" have been set forth with profound cultural and political implications."
"America Vespucci, came to New Orleans in 1839 and asked for a land grant "in recognition of her name and parentage." Since the late 19th century, however, conflicting ideas about the t***h of the derivation of "America" have been set forth with profound cultural and political implications."
bahmer wrote:
He didn't ,this is what I googled.
Explorer Amerigo Vespucci was born March 9, 1451, in Florence, Italy. On May 10, 1497, he embarked on his first voyage. On his third and most successful voyage, he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World. In 1507, America was named after him. He died of malaria in Seville, Spain, on February 22, 1512.
Explorer Amerigo Vespucci was born March 9, 1451, in Florence, Italy. On May 10, 1497, he embarked on his first voyage. On his third and most successful voyage, he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World. In 1507, America was named after him. He died of malaria in Seville, Spain, on February 22, 1512.
Aug 10, 2014 16:15:51 #
In a further twist of events, America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a 15th century Florentine merchant who owned a business in Seville, Spain, furnishing supplies for ships, preparing them for mercantile expeditions.
How do we explain what seems to mock the reality of history?
Stirred by the achievements of Columbus and envious of the reputation his discoveries brought, Vespucci endeavored to cultivate Columbus' friendship and trust.
Seven years after Columbus' first voyage and while Columbus was still alive, Vespucci accompanied an expedition that consisted of four ships. They sailed past the eastern coast of South America, and visited Trinidad, which Columbus had named the preceding year. On his return to Europe Vespucci wrote letters with glowing descriptions of the newly discovered countries. He called the lands he had visited a "New World."
Some years later Vespucci's letters were published and read by Martin Waldseemuller, a noted geographer, and Mathias Ringmann, a schoolmaster. Recently arrived from Germany to the province of Lorraine, they were attracted to the town of Saint-Die because of a newly established print shop. Both men were engaged in working on a reproduction of Ptolemy's treatise on geography, to which they were adding a preface.
After reading the account of Vespucci's travels in "Quatre Navigations d' Americ Vespuce," they decided to incorporate Vespucci's voyage into the treatise. Ringmann, acting as editor, wrote in his introduction:
"There is a fourth quarter of the world which Amerigo Vespucci has discovered and which for this reason we can call 'America' or the land of Americo."
Apparently ignorant of the discoveries and achievements made by Columbus fifteen years earlier, Ringmann continued:
"We do not see why the name of the man of genius, Amerigo, who has discovered them, should not be given to these lands, as Europe and Asia have adopted the names of women."
Their work was published on April 25, 1507 under the title "Cosmographiae Introductio." It marked the first time the word AMERICA appeared in print.
How do we explain what seems to mock the reality of history?
Stirred by the achievements of Columbus and envious of the reputation his discoveries brought, Vespucci endeavored to cultivate Columbus' friendship and trust.
Seven years after Columbus' first voyage and while Columbus was still alive, Vespucci accompanied an expedition that consisted of four ships. They sailed past the eastern coast of South America, and visited Trinidad, which Columbus had named the preceding year. On his return to Europe Vespucci wrote letters with glowing descriptions of the newly discovered countries. He called the lands he had visited a "New World."
Some years later Vespucci's letters were published and read by Martin Waldseemuller, a noted geographer, and Mathias Ringmann, a schoolmaster. Recently arrived from Germany to the province of Lorraine, they were attracted to the town of Saint-Die because of a newly established print shop. Both men were engaged in working on a reproduction of Ptolemy's treatise on geography, to which they were adding a preface.
After reading the account of Vespucci's travels in "Quatre Navigations d' Americ Vespuce," they decided to incorporate Vespucci's voyage into the treatise. Ringmann, acting as editor, wrote in his introduction:
"There is a fourth quarter of the world which Amerigo Vespucci has discovered and which for this reason we can call 'America' or the land of Americo."
Apparently ignorant of the discoveries and achievements made by Columbus fifteen years earlier, Ringmann continued:
"We do not see why the name of the man of genius, Amerigo, who has discovered them, should not be given to these lands, as Europe and Asia have adopted the names of women."
Their work was published on April 25, 1507 under the title "Cosmographiae Introductio." It marked the first time the word AMERICA appeared in print.
Aug 10, 2014 16:19:52 #
I wouldn't be surprised at all that what we were taught is incorrect. Most of our history is.
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Jon Navy veteran wrote:
In a further twist of events, America was named af... (show quote)
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Aug 10, 2014 16:21:51 #
Patty wrote:
I got it from history class. If you would like to do some research for yourself though I would start with a search using these words.
"America origins word"
"America origins word"
I ran the search you suggested and still could not find anything about him landing in New Orleans
Aug 10, 2014 16:26:10 #
if any one want to read the whole mess it can be found by googleing the name of america
Aug 10, 2014 16:27:38 #
Ok then use your own search words. Like I told you that is what our American history books said when I was growing up. They probably say that we were founded by Akmed Muhhamad Abdol with common core implemented now. What can I tell you.
clarkwv wrote:
I ran the search you suggested and still could not find anything about him landing in New Orleans
Aug 10, 2014 16:38:27 #
GERARD A. SANCHEZ wrote:
To Lindajoy: Don't call the U.S. of America "AMERICA" because America is the whole continent North America, South America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, etc. and more people speak Spanish than English in America.
Beg to differ with you..America is short for U.S. of America and is common when referring to her..
Also called:the Americaswhen referring to the American continent, including, North, South and Central America...As are the countries you reference..They are part of the Americas, not America..
So, Thank You, but I will refer to America as America because that is what she is...
Here are a few songs :America~~you know it , I'm sure..America, My country, tis of Thee, Sweet land of Liberty of thee I sing, etcetcet
or
God Bless America
or
America the Beautiful..get what I'm saying??
Not withstanding the above I am sure you knew what I was referring to and thus the need to admonish was just the need to admonish~~~When you chose to do so , please be right about it...Ok?
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Aug 10, 2014 16:47:27 #
Aug 10, 2014 16:50:04 #
Patty wrote:
I got it from history class. If you would like to do some research for yourself though I would start with a search using these words.
"America origins word"
"America origins word"
PaWord Origin & History
America
1507, in Cartographer Martin Waldseemüller's treatise "Cosmographiae Introductio," from Mod.L. Americanus, after Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) who made two trips to the New World as a navigator and claimed to have discovered it. His published works put forward the idea that it was a new continent,
patty, I don't know if your referring to this?? maybe it will help??
I just looked too because you had me curious....
Dang I love History.........Never did as a kid though..Now can't get enough of it~~
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