[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2008-01-18 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
Nope, according to them, if America was really named after Amerigo, it would have been Vespuccia. The book says it was named after a Welshman called Richard Ameryk. Wikipedia says otherwise though. But then, I think I trust this book more than Wikipedia.

Still, I SAY LIES. Italians are much better than the Welsh.