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He said, "Now, indeed, as these regions are more widely explored, and another fourth part has been discovered by Americus Vespucius, I do not see why any one may justly forbid it to be named Amerige that is, Americ's Land, from Americus, the discoverer." Others adopted Waldseemueller's suggestion and the name America came into general use outside of Spain.
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