The correct answer is C. Amerigo Vespucci
Step-by-step explanation:
Amerigo Vespucci was an important Italian cartographer and explorer that participated in the first explorations in the Americas, especially in South America. During these, Vespucci registered what he observed in this "new continent". Additionally, in 1499 Amerigo Vespucci visited the territory that is now Venezuela, and it is claimed he named the territory as "Veneziola" because the houses near a lake in this territory, were similar to those of Venice in Italy. Also, it is said the name provided by Vespucci later became the name the territory has today.