Alonso de Ojeda (ca.1468 (some sources state 1466) – 1515) was a navigator, governor and conquistador. He travelled through Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Curaçao, Aruba and Colombia. He is famous for having named Venezuela, which he explored during his first two expeditions, for having been the first European to visit Guyana, Colombia, and Lake Maracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz (La Guairita).
Read more about Alonso De Ojeda: Early Life, Arrival in Hispaniola, First Voyage To Venezuela, Second Voyage To Venezuela, Third Voyage To New Andalusia, Governor of Nueva Andalucía and Urabá, Shipwrecked in Cuba, Later Life and Death, Legacy
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