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Georg Hohermuth von Speyer
Georg Hohermuth von Speyer was a German conquistador who served as governor of Venezuela for the Welser company from 1535. He led a long expedition from Coro across the llanos towards the eastern Andes between 1535 and 1538 in search of gold, losing most of his men to disease, hunger and fighting. He died at Coro in 1540 while preparing another expedition.
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