Américo Vespuccio
Américo Vespuccio was an Italian explorer and navigator known for his voyages to the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, during which he documented the practices of indigenous peoples, including their use of coca, thereby providing some of the earliest European accounts of the plant.
Born on Feb 09, 1454 (571 years old)
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Américo Vespuccio documented the first historical reference to coca among indigenous peoples during his travels.
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