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Alonso de Ojeda (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈlonso ðe oˈxeða]; c. 1466 – c. 1515) was a Spanish explorer, governor and conquistador. He travelled through modern-day Guyana , Venezuela , Trinidad , Tobago , Curaçao , Aruba and Colombia , at times with Amerigo Vespucci and Juan de la Cosa .
- Spanish
- Explorer
- Naming Venezuela, first European to visit Lake Maracaibo, founder of Santa Cruz (La Guairita)
contribution to European exploration of the Americas. In European exploration: The sea route west to Cathay. …together with the Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda, explored the north coast of South America from Suriname to the Golfo de Venezuela.
Alonso de Ojeda (b. ca. 1466; d. 1516), Spanish navigator and conquistador. Ojeda traveled with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493 and partook in explorations of Guadalupe and Hispaniola.
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Alonso de Ojeda (Torrejoncillo del Rey; 1466 – Santo Domingo; 1515) fue un navegante, gobernador y conquistador español. Participó en el segundo viaje de Colón y, posteriormente, dirigió dos expediciones marítimas (1499 y 1502) por las costas caribeñas que luego serían Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago, Curazao, Aruba y Venezuela.
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Alonso de Ojeda. 1466-1510. Spanish explorer who participated in the early exploration and conquest of America by Spain. He accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second American voyage in 1493, and in 1496 he brought natives back to Spain as slaves from another voyage of exploration.
Quick Reference. (1466/70–1515/16), Spanish explorer. He was born in Cuenca and in September 1493 sailed with Columbus on his second voyage, during which he participated in the conquest of Hispaniola (1493–5). In ... From: Ojeda, Alonso de in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance ».
The first was Alonso de Ojeda, a soldier who had distinguished himself in fighting the Indians of Hispaniola. The other two, Juan de la Cosa and Peralonso Niño, were experienced pilots who had accompanied the Genoese in his first and second voyages.
