Alonso De Ojeda
Alonso de Ojeda (born in Cuenca to 1465 - 1515 ) was an explorer and conquistador Spanish.
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First explorations
Born into a noble but poor family, Ojeda has the chance to start his career with the Dukes of Medina Sidonia. He received an early protection of Juan Rodrguez de Fonseca , bishop of Burgos and future Patriarch of the Indies, which allows Ojeda to accompany Christopher Columbus in his second voyage to the New World in 1493. There Ojeda is distinguished by its boldness in fighting against the natives, towards whom he is overly harsh and vindictive. He returned to Spain in 1496.
Discovery of Venezuela
In 1499 , for its own account, he returned to the New World, accompanied cosmographer Juan de la Cosa and Amerigo Vespucci aboard three ships. In just over three weeks, he recognizes the mainland near the mouth of the Orinoco and after landing on the Island of Trinidad and other places, he saw a harbor he called Venezuela , that is to say, Little Venice, because of its resemblance to the bay of Venice. Continuing his explorations, he headed towards the island of Hispaniola , where he was coldly received. One thinks it infringes on the privileges given to Christopher Columbus for his explorations. For his return to Spain in 1500 , he took with him many captives whom he sold as slaves.
Second expedition to Venezuela
Having always influential friends at home, he quickly prepares a new expedition which left Cadiz in 1502 and landed on the American continent to a place he called Santa Cruz. The colony established that there does not last long: for without knowing it encroaches on the territory to Portugal by the papal bull. Upon his return to Spain, he was sentenced to pay a hefty fine. However after a call is absolved of any guilt, but is now ruined.
It still manages to return to Hispaniola, where his former partner, Juan de la Cosa , with whom he conceived the idea of establishing colonies on the continent between Cabo de Vela and the Gulf of Uraba. After spending some time to solicit the government, the two friends obteniennent necessary permissions.
Ojeda returned to Spain and then, after great efforts, organizing in 1509 his third and last expedition.
New Andalusia
In one of the four vessels that the consignment has embarked Francisco Pizarro , the future conqueror of Peru. Hernn Corts , the future conqueror of Mexico, must also participate in the expedition, but a sudden illness prevented him from boarding.
Ojeda left Hispaniola with about 300 men. He landed at the head of about 70 men near the site of present- Cartagena and takes a few Native American slaves. Time as Governor of New Andalusia , it takes possession of a territory bounded by the Gulf of Uraba ( Darien ) and the Maracaibo. But the natives become hostile and attack the colony. Everyone is killed except Ojeda and one of his companions. Tenacious, he founded a new settlement at San Sebastian, but stores are depleted and must quickly return to Hispaniola to replenish leaving the command to Francisco Pizarro.
The sinking
On the way home his ship was wrecked and Ojeda is struggling to reach Santo Domingo , where he died.
- (In) This article is partially or entirely from the article in English entitled " Alonso de Ojeda "(see the list of authors )
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