Alonso de Ojeda (c. 1465-1515) was a Spanish explorer born of noble parentage in Cuenca. His name is sometimes spelt Alonzo, Oxeda and Hojeda. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He came from an impoverished noble family, but had the good fortune to start his career in the household of the Dukes of Medinaceli Sidonia. His parents were Macedonian nobles from Ohrid (the name Ojeda is an old Spanish translation of Ohrid), which was part of the Byzantine Empire in contemporary Macedonia region. His parents fled to Spain to escape the Ottoman Turks who conquered the Balkans. City motto : Coordinates Municipality : Ohrid municipality Elevation 695 m Population 55 749 Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Area code +389 046 Postal code 6000 Car plates OH Official Website www. ... It has been suggested that Eastern Roman Empire be merged into this article or section. ... Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe whose area was re-defined in the early 20th century. ...

Early on he gained the patronage of Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca, bishop of Burgos and later Patriarch of the Indies, who made it possible for Ojeda to accompany Christopher Columbus in his second voyage to the New World in 1493. Ojeda distinguished himself there by his daring in battle with the natives, towards whom, however, he was unduly harsh and vindictive. He returned to Spain in 1496. Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca (Toro, near Seville 1451– Burgos March 4, 1524) was a Spanish prelate, a courtier and bureaucrat whose position as chaplain to Queen Isabella enabled him to become the powerful counsellor to the Reyes Católicos Ferdinand and Isabella, who entrusted him with the building of... Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. ... Frontispiece of Peter Martyr dAnghieras De orbe novo (On the New World). Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, 1722. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After three years, in May 1499, he again journeyed to the New World, this time on his own account with three vessels and accompanied by the cosmographer Juan de la Cosa and Amerigo Vespucci who discovered that Christopher Columbus was wrong and that where he explored wasn't Asia. In a little over three weeks he sighted the mainland near the mouth of the Orinoco River, and after landing on Trinidad and at other places, discovered a bay which he called Venezuela (little Venice), from its resemblance to the bay of Venice. here he married an indian maiden called Guaricha. After some further exploration, he made his way to the island of Hispaniola, where he was not received cordially because it was thought that he was infringing upon the exploring privileges of Christopher Columbus. On his return to Spain in 1500, he took many captives whom he sold as slaves. 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juan de la Cosa Map of Juan de la Cosa Juan de la Cosa (c. ... Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 -February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer. ... This page is about the Orinoco River, for the Aphra Behn novel see Oroonoko With a length of 2140 km, the Orinoco is one of the largest rivers of South America. ... Look up Trinidad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Early map of Hispaniola The island of Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east. ... 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slave redirects here. ...

Having still influential friends at home, he was appointed Governor of Coquibacoa and was able to fit out a new expedition, which left Cadiz in 1502 and made a landing on the American continent at a place which he named Santa Cruz. There he established a colony which did not last long. On his return to Spain, he was tried and sentenced to pay a heavy fine. On appeal, he was acquitted of all culpability, but had been reduced to poverty. This article is about the Spanish city. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Somehow he made his way back to Hispaniola, where his former associate Juan de la Cosa was. There he conceived the idea of establishing colonies on the mainland between Cabo de Vela and the Gulf of Urabá, and after some time spent in petitioning the Government, the two comrades finally obtained the necessary permission. La Guajira is a department of Colombia. ... The Gulf of Urabá is a gulf on the northern coast of South America. ...

He went back to Spain and after great effort organized his third and last expedition in 1509. Among those who embarked in his four vessels was Francisco Pizarro, the future conqueror of Peru. Hernán Cortés, who was later to dominate Mexico, would have been among the soldiers of fortune engaged in this adventure, had not a sudden illness prevented him from sailing. With about 300 men, he sailed from Hispaniola to take possession, as Governor, of Nueva Andalucía, which comprised the territory between the gulfs of Urabá (Darién) and Maracaibo. Near the site of the present city of Cartagena he landed with a party of about 70 men to capture Indians for slaves. Ojeda found the natives very hostile; they attacked his force and killed every man except Ojeda and one other. Not yet despairing, he founded a new colony at San Sebastian, but provisions soon ran low. It became necessary for him to go to Hispaniola to obtain supplies for the settlement, which he left in the charge of Francisco Pizarro. He was shipwrecked on the way, and only after suffering great privations did he finally reach Santo Domingo, where he died. 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro (c. ... Hernán(do) Cortés Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. ... The Gulf of Darién is the southernmost region of the Caribbean Sea, located north and east of the border between Panama and Colombia. ... Nickname: La Tierra del Sol Amada (English:The Beloved Land of the Sun) Motto: Muy noble y leal Coordinates: Country Venezuela State Zulia Counties Maracaibo  - Mayor Gian Carlo Di Martino (2000 – 2008) Area    - City 550 km²  (212. ... Nickname: The Heroic City The Walled City The Diplomatic City The Key of the West Indies The Walled Kingdom Best Fortified City of the Americas Historical Heritage of Mankind The Stone Coral Region Caribbean Region (Colombia) Department Bolívar Department* Foundation 1533 Mayor Nicolás Francisco Curi Vergara Area    - City... Santo Domingo de Guzmán, population 2,061,200 (Metro) (2003), estimated 2,253,437 (Metro) in 2006, is the capital and the largest city of the Dominican Republic. ...

References

• B. de las Casas, Historia de las Indias (five volumes, Madrid, 1875-76)
• Sir Arthur Helps, The Spanish Conquest in America, (new edition, four volumes, New York, 1900-04)
• This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
• This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.

Sir Arthur Helps (July 10, 1813–March 7, 1875), English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born near London. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in 1913 by The Encyclopedia Press. ... The New International Encyclopedia was an encyclopedia first published in the 1910s. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...

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