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At 10/14/14 10:19 PM, NeonSpider wrote: tl;dr *cough cough* calling your bullshit *cough*

I already have dibs. And he was referencing Richard Ap Meryk

Also, the scholarly resource I provided earlier (this'un) discusses Carrew's belief that Vespucci was a prevaricator who changed his name from Ilbiergo go to Amerigho out of an obsession with America and the desire to edit himself into a prominent place in history.

At 10/14/14 10:19 PM, NeonSpider wrote:

At 10/13/14 11:00 PM, Freaki-boy92 wrote: famously, amerigo vespucci reached america before columbus
less famously (unfortunately) there was a welshman named john americk who also reached america before columbus- little known fact, america was not named after vespucci, as conventions of the time dictated that if a nation was named after you, it'd be your surname- obviously it's america and not vespuccia. your country is not named after an italian, it's named after a welshman.

Can you provide any proof this was actually a person and not just a name you're pulling out of your ass?
This "person" does not exist on Wikipedia and, furthermore, every history book I've ever seen has stated the Americas are named after Amerigo Vespucci.

You're going to need to cite some source other than some dingbat's blog.

tl;dr *cough cough* calling your bullshit *cough*

i misremembered the name is all, it was richard ameryk
and also, some dingbat's blog? actually i got my info from bbc's QI, as for my faux-pas in getting the guy's name wrong, well it's been some time since i saw that particular episode.

tl;dr i'm fucking useless, always was and always will be. i think i'll go and die in a hole now.