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Juan Martínez de Ampiés

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First governor of Venezuela Province

SpainHistorical FiguresLived 1500 to 1533 · aged 33
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Juan Martínez de Ampiés, as an officer of the Spanish army, was the first governor of Venezuela Province (1527-1529). He founded Santa Ana de Coro in July 1527.

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Juan Martínez de Ampiés, as an officer of the Spanish army, was the first governor of Venezuela Province (1527-1529). He founded Santa Ana de Coro in July 1527. He left Venezuela after the Welsers asserted the colonial rights they had negotiated with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, launching the German colonization of the Americas.

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Spain
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Historical Figures
Type
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deceased
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Lived 1500 to 1533 · aged 33
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