What was a difference between the explorers christopher columbus and amerigo vespucci? a. columbus was a sailor, while vespucci was primarily a religious missionary, intent on spreading catholicism into the americas. b. vespucci established multiple colonies in south america, while columbus only established one colony in mexico. c. vespucci understood that the americas were unknown lands to europeans, while columbus believed that he had landed in asia. d. vespucci grew wealthy from his explorations, while columbus remained a man of humble means.

The answer is letter C. Although Christopher Columbus arrived earlier than Italian explorer and merchant Amerigo Vespucci, Amerigo was given the privilege of having the Americas named after him. This is because Columbus mislabeled the Americas as the "Indies" whereas Vespucci ascertained that it was a completely different continent that the Africans, Asians, and Europeans knew nothing about

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