Amerigo Vespucci - Forgotten Namesake of America | UK PREMIERE

Описание: Vespucci was a banker and was sent to Seville in 1491 to work for the banking house of the powerful Medici. From there, Spanish seafarers set out into the world - the Italian merchants invest and hope for high returns. For Vespucci, the new post changes his whole destiny. He gets to know his compatriot Columbus and takes part in several voyages of discovery himself. The documentary describes the "Age of Discovery".