427 () posted 3 years ago by Whomp 3 years ago by Whomp +428 / -1 37 comments share 37 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Doesn't it come from Amerigo Vespucci? An explorer?
Nah, this place was called America long before any Europeans showed up. Amaru-Ca - Land of Amaru, the feathered serpent.
In what language? Not Italian, where Amerigo Vespucci popped up to give us his name.
Unfortunately this comes from Rockefeller history curriculum. The people living here before Europeans showed up called the place America.