Alonso De Ojeda

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Venezuela issued a postage stamp in honor of de Ojeda, who sailed to the New World with Christopher Columbus. De Ojeda explored an area he called Venezuela, or 'Little Venice,' and founded two colonies that failed.

Author: Thompson, Jo-Ann
Venezuela, de Ojeda, Alonso

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The first Americans

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Wales, Iceland, Portugal and the Faroe Islands issued stamps in honor of their explorers who reached the shores of North America. The explorations took place as early as 1000.

Author: Thompson, Jo-Ann

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Subjects list: Postage-stamps, Postage stamps, Collections and collecting, Explorers
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