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America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who was pretty sure America was a separate continent - pretty random ! https://www.loc.gov/wisegui
by sebgr 6y ago
America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who was pretty sure America was a separate continent - pretty random !
https://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/aug03/america.html https://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/aug03/america.html
- mamon 6y agoBolivia is named after Simon Bolivar, its first president. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_named_after_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_named_after_...