Christopher Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci: Which explorer was more famous in their day?

  • Christopher Columbus
  • Amerigo Vespucci
Please select one to answer and see the result

Answers

Christopher Columbus - 55Amerigo Vespucci - 52
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Who is Amigo? lol
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because I can
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he is a snotty old man
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Christopher Columbus was said to be the first man to explore the new world.
Amerigo Vespucci was said to be imitating or overcoming the voyages and triumphs of Christopher Columbus.
The name America was believed to be derived from a female version of the name of Amerigo Vespucci.
Both explorers are Spanish and they are not competing with each other in any way.
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
They both deserve equal recognition. One correction, these brave and courageous explorers whom we're indebted too were and will alwys be Italian!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because he was the one that explored the new world first
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
don't know
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he is know by manny more people than the people that know vespucci
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
He was more well known because he led many of his explorations while Vespucci was just a navigator for another leader of the voyages
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Idk I thought this was like a trivia and I was either wrong or right whoops
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i like his face
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because everyone celebrates columbus and he is wellknown
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i guessed
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he was the one who discovered the real America.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i never heard of amerigo vespucci
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
just a guess
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
no
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because i said
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Columbus was a brave man
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because he was arrogant and self absorbed, causing people to think he was successful.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because Christopher were there role model
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I Chose Christopher Columbus because I have heard more things about Christopher Columbus than Amerigo Vespucci.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he was the first to spot the land from europe even though there were others before him that discovered america before him.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I've selected this option because, really, I only found out who Amerigo Vespucci was a month ago. Most, if not all people already know who Christopher Columbus is.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Christopher Columbus never stepped foot on North America he ended up in the Carribean Sea.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Well in textbooks he is more mentioned than any other explorer
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he led to the discovery of the new world and without him america would have been discovered at a later time and we would not have developed some of the culture and beliefs that we have today.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
The name of the continent should be in the name of Columbus because he was the first to navigate to the continent and Amerigo just followed him.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Becaue he had tome vision and course to sail west.
Also they are both Italian not Spanish.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
He had more political connections in his adult life.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Christopher, hands down
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he is the more famous now
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he was the first white man to discover our country north amrica
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i selected because christopher found a world first
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
many games use columbus' name, but i never seen any with the name vespucci's name
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
cause? O.O
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
just because
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because it is said to be the first man to explore America or the new world.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
cause he is
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he is said to have found the new world and everyone praised him for that
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because christopher columbus was really known for discovering new world of what is now america.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I have select this option because Columbus was the first that discovered..
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Well.........Christopher Columbus was more famous in his days because he discovered Cuba.But Amerigo Vespucci find the real America.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he was the frist exploer.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Even though Christopher Columbus "Discovered America" he didn't do it before Amerigo Vespucci did. There was only a few people who knew that Amerigo discovered America and there wasn't much evidence, so that's why he wasn't famous. But Christopher Columbus might have done it for the riches and fame.
Vespucci would have done it to actually go on a discovery he didn't care about the money that's why only few knew. The Americas are named after Amerigo because he discovered them first.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
He started the whole damned thing.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because he discovered a lot of lands.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
becoause hes the first one who navigated the west side of the world than Vespucci..
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
HES AWESOME
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
BECAUSE CHRISTOPER KILLED A CHIEFS SON AND DAUGHTER TO GET LAND!IDIOT
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because HE lead Vespucci to navigate the oceans. Columbus was mixed with Negro.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because i like him and how he explored
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
just more known
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
idk
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
America was named after him
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
just
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because he wrote about his experiences about the woman and cannibals and etc.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
The name of Vespucci was derived from amerigo
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Vespucci was the one America was named after and he did not imitate Columbus.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because i'm awesome
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
he is so cool
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
it said vespucci overcame columbus's voyages
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Even though Columbus is ore famous now I think Amerigo was more famous then since the continent was named after him
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I guessed
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
BECAUSE HE RETURNED HOME FROM HIS VOYAGE WITH NEWS OF A NEW WORLD WHICH MADE PEOPLE EXCITED BUT COLUMBUS RETURNED HOME WITH REPORTS AND JUNK Columbus didn't relized he had discovered a new continent :(
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because the continent of america was named after him
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I prefer Amerigo Vespucci to Chris. I hate Christopher Columbus because he was a prick who thought he was in the East Indies when he set foot in the New World. Because of him there are now two meanings of the word Indian, which means either a person from India (and Indonesia) or any of the indigenous people of the Americas. Even the islands of Asia and the Americas have to be called the East and West Indies respectively to tell them apart, Amerigo recognized the New World as a new continent. Christopher Columbus bragged a lot and was too sure of himself and also proud and arrogant. Amerigo never asked for huge rewards such as the titles of admiral and viceroy and a large share in the profits from the new lands. The most I hate about Christopher Columbus is that he is an evil, coldblooded sadistic genocidal pig !.

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I prefer Amerigo Vespucci to Chris. I hate Christopher Columbus because he was a prick who thought he was in the East Indies when he set foot in the New World. Because of him there are now two meanings of the word Indian, which means either a person from India (and Indonesia) or any of the indigenous people of the Americas. Even the islands of Asia and the Americas have to be called the East and West Indies respectively to tell them apart, Amerigo recognized the New World as a new continent. Christopher Columbus bragged a lot and was too sure of himself and also proud and arrogant. Amerigo never asked for huge rewards such as the titles of admiral and viceroy and a large share in the profits from the new lands. The most I hate about Christopher Columbus is that he is an evil, coldblooded sadistic genocidal pig !.

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
His diary was more popular throughout Europe at the turn of the 16th century.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
he is cool
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
hes great
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
just because
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
his a good sailor
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
his wonderful
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
his cool
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
hes made the map to america
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
hes exelent
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he made the map to america
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because America was named after him
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
becuse America was named after him
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
becuse america was named by him
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because he made the map to america
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
well I chose him because he found America
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because Amerigo Vespucci get the name from the country of America look
"AMERICA" get the name from Amerigo
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because Vespucci's name, not Columbus' appears on early maps of America.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I like him
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
hes cool
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
chris columbus was too obvious
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
America was named after him. Duh!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I prefer Amerigo Vespucci to Christopher Crapbus. Amerigo recognize the new continent while Crapbus thought his transatlantic finds were in the East Indies, and that is why the the new continents are called America and not Columbia. Crapbus needs geography lessons !.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because he discovered America and knew it, America is also from the name Amerigo Vespucci.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
he was much more important and new where he was going unlike columbus

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