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Alonso de Ojeda

Spanish navigator and governor

  • Fame52.6
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia5K
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Lived 1466–1515, aged 49Spain
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  • Era
    1466–1515
    Aged 49
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Updated 2026-08-20

Alonso de Ojeda 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 and Lake Maracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz. He also travelled to Trinidad, Tobago and Aruba, in some of his travels he journeyed with Amerigo Vespucci and Juan de la Cosa.

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