Amerigo Vespucci's life By easypickles Mar 9, 1454 Amerigo's birth - Florence, Italy Florence, Italy Nov 17, 1455 Richard of York named Protector of England Jun 20, 1457 Scotland makes truce with England May 28, 1458 England destroyed Spanish fleet. Feb 7, 1469 De Medici tournament in Florence Oct 19, 1469 Marriage of King Fernando & Queen Isabel of Spain Apr 26, 1478 Murder of Guliano de Medici Nov 1, 1478 Beginning of the Spanish Inquisition Nov 15, 1491 Amerigo moves to Seville, Spain Mar 4, 1492 Scottish truce with France Apr 17, 1492 Castile authorizes Columbus' voyage Oct 12, 1492 Columbus lands in the Bahamas May 29, 1493 Castile supplied Columbus with more ships Jun 7, 1494 Tordesillas treaty between Portugal and Spain Jun 15, 1496 Amerigo talks with Columbus after his "New World" voyage Period: May 10, 1497 to Oct 15, 1498 First American expedition Jun 24, 1497 Cabot sights land in America May 18, 1498 de Gama reaches India Period: May 16, 1499 to Sep 8, 1500 Second American expedition (5S to 15N) Period: May 15, 1501 to Sep 7, 1502 Third American expedition (5S to 52S) Mar 31, 1503 Louis XII and King Fernando reach treaty agreement Period: May 10, 1503 to Jun 18, 1504 Fourth American expedition (built fort @ 18S) Feb 11, 1504 France and Spain sign treaty Apr 15, 1507 Martin Waldseemuller first uses "America" on a map Aug 6, 1508 Amerigo is appointed piloto mayor de Espana until death Feb 22, 1512 Amerigo's death - Seville, Spain Seville, Spain