Question

1. choose the best answer.
2. an italian named ____ used spanish ships to explore the coast of south and central america. america was named after him.

○ hernando de soto
○ christopher columbus
○ amerigo vespucci

1. when de soto died, ____ headed up the mission, marched over land into texas as far as austin and completed the journey to mexico by boat.

○ gaspar castaño de sosa
○ cabeza de vaca
○ luis de moscoso alvarado

Explanation:

1. For the first question: Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain, explored the coasts of South and Central America, and the Americas were named in his honor.
2. For the second question: After Hernando de Soto died, Luis de Moscoso Alvarado took over his expedition, marched into Texas, and completed the journey to Mexico by boat.

Answer:

1. Amerigo Vespucci
2. Luis de Moscoso Alvarado