The New World was named for the Portuguese-sponsored explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

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The New World was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who explored the coasts of South America between 1497 and 1502 and realized that it was not Asia, as previously believed, but a separate continent. The German mapmaker Martin Waldseemüller created a map in 1507 that labeled the new continent "America" in honor of Amerigo Vespucci.

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