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Philipp von Hutten

d. 1546 · 16th century

Philipp von Hutten was a German knight who served the Welser bank in its Venezuelan colony, Klein-Venedig. He took part in expeditions into the interior in search of El Dorado and became captain-general in 1540. In 1546, on his return from a long march, he was seized and executed by the Spanish official Juan de Carvajal.

Philipp von Hutten
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Klein-Venedig

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