This man sailed on a ship owned by Richard Ameryk, whose name is thought by some scholars to be the true origin of the word America. Much of what we know about his major voyage comes from the so-called John Day letter. His son, an explorer who sailed up the Paraná River, was named Sebastian

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1. This man sailed on a ship owned by Richard Ameryk, whose name is thought by some scholars to be the true origin of the word America. Much of what we know about his major voyage comes from the so-called John Day letter. His son, an explorer who sailed up the Paraná River, was named Sebastian