Amerigo

... birth to the Renaissance movement here. Legends such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Giovanni Da Verrazzano, and Amerigo Vespucci shaped our sciences, arts, and exploring spirits. For car enthusiasts, this region has another importance. ...

... di Amerigo Vespucci? Dove?" He mumbled in Italian behind the church......but I didn't see any signs? So I ask again "dove?, per favore Amerigo Vespucci mia familia!" he answers - "no lo so"....and then he led me to the house - with no sign, and no name, ...

... be in the centre of the country and it moved to a purpose built city called Brasilia. On November 1st 1501, All Saints Day (obviously), Amerigo Vespucci sailed into the bay, and, as the first European to see it, he named it after the day of his arrival. ...

... de Audiencias contains the earliest known painting on the ´discovery´of the Americas in which Columbus, Fernando El Catolico, Carlos 1, Amerigo Vesucci and native Americans can be seen sheltered beneath the Virgin in her role as protector of sailors. ...

... . E' un elogio alla lentezza, e allo stesso tempo alla perseveranza ('non chi comincia ma quel che persevera' sta scritto sull'amerigo vespucci..). Curioso come ci siano cosi' tante persone che sentono il bisogno di fare questa cosa, e scommetto che la ...

... of Pisa Nord as we had planned. Central Pisa was nowhere near the Leaning Tower, so we parked in a convenient spot on Via Amerigo Vespuggi and caught the bus to Pisa Nord. I was overawed by the Leaning Tower of Pisas; the smallest ones cost 3,000 lire ...

... ;  The Aztec empire of over 12 million people covered half of Mexico.   1504   Letters sent from Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci brag of four voyages in what he called  the "New World".  It is believed that the land he ...

... Salvador is often referred to just as Bahia, and the men and women here are called bahianos and bahianas. On November 1, 1501, Amerigo Vespucci, landed here and named the land after himself. Salvador was officially founded on March 23, 1549, by a general ...

... buildings as well as statues lining the streets.  One particular statue I ran into was the namesake of our fair continent, Amerigo Vespucci.  Thanks for nothing, German mapmakers. Feeling like I had a victoriously cheap day in one of the most ...

... ;Board minibus in Cusco at 5 am in the morning. Meet fellow travellers:  William, our intrepid guide, Boris, our chef, Amerigo, our driver and 4 Aussies and 2 Quebecois girls from Drummondville.  Louise is a 28 year old Aussie and a Quantas 747 ...

... ;  The Aztec empire of over 12 million people covered half of Mexico.   1504   Letters sent from Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci brag of four voyages in what he called  the "New World".  It is believed that the land he ...