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Amerigo Vespucci Case Summary

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In this case, Amerigo Vespucci is the man being prosecuted. Amerigo Vespucci was born in Italy. Spain sent Amerigo out to discover, King Manuel was the man who funded the trip. The charge that is being put onto him is 2nd Degree Murder. Here is the story for why he is being prosecuted for 2nd Degree Murder; He set sail around 1500 to go find several different islands. Along his trip, he eventually found the islands. He got to these islands without the intention of killing or holding people captive. When he arrived, the people on the islands looked very curious. Amerigo also stated how they looked ready for a fight in a letter written to Pier Soderini. As Amerigo and his crew got off of their ship, the uncivilized people charged at them with
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