Alonso de Ojeda
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- Born
- 1466-01-01
- Died
- 1515-01-01
- Works
- 1
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1466, Torrejoncillo del Rey , Castile
- Died
- c. 1515, Santo Domingo , Spanish West Indies
- Occupation
- Explorer
- Known for
- Naming Venezuela, first European to visit Lake Maracaibo , founder of Santa Cruz, Venezuela (La Guairita)
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1466
- Died
- 1 January 1515
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Crown of Castile
- Place of birth
- Torrejoncillo del Rey
- Place of death
- Santo Domingo
- Occupation
- discoverer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- AlonsoDeOjeda.jpg
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Article
Alonso de Ojeda ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈlonso ðe oˈxeða]; c. 1466 – c. 1515) was a Spanish explorer, governor and conquistador. He 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 (La Guajira) and Lake Maracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz (La Guairita). He also travelled to Trinidad, Tobago and Aruba, in some of his travels he journeyed with Amerigo Vespucci and Juan de la Cosa.
Ojeda was part of the first wave of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas.
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