Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America

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?

Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America was released on July 1, 2023.

Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America runs 50 minutes.

Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America was directed by Eike Schmitz.

The cast of Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America includes Michele Guidi (Amerigo Vespucci), Tommaso Giusto (Alonso de Hojeda), Pedro Álvarez Molina (Christoph Kolumbus) and Sascha Rotermund (Self - Narrator (voice)).