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Alonso de Ojeda

c. 1466–1515 · 15th century · Also known as Alonso de Hojeda

Alonso de Ojeda was a Spanish explorer who sailed on Columbus's second voyage in 1493. On Hispaniola he captured the Taíno cacique Caonabo by a ruse in 1495. He later led voyages along the north coast of South America, naming Venezuela in 1499, and tried to found a colony at San Sebastián de Urabá in 1510, before dying poor in Santo Domingo.

Alonso de Ojeda
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