Alonso de Ojeda
(1466-1515)
Spanish conquistador, navigator and governor
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Alonso de Ojeda (c. 1466 – c. 1515) was a Spanish explorer, governor and conquistador. He travelled through modern-day Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Curaçao, Aruba and Colombia. He navigated with Amerigo Vespucci who is famous for having named Venezuela, which he explored during his first two expeditions, for having been the first European to visit Guyana, Curaçao, Colombia, and Lake Maracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz (La Guairita).
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1466 Cuenca, Castile
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1515 (aged 48) Santo Domingo, Spanish West Indies
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