La Tortuga Island is an uninhabited island dependency of the government of Venezuela. It is part of a chain of islands that include the Tortugillas, the Palaquines, and others. It was discovered in 1499 by Alonso de Ojeda and it was named by Amerigo Vespucci on his second visit to the area after the preponderence of turtles on the island. 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alonso de Ojeda (Cuenca, Spain, 1466? _ Santo Domingo, Spanish conquistador and explorer in the Americas. ... Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 in Florence, Italy - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant and cartographer who voyaged to and wrote about the Americas. ... Turtles and terapins may mean: plural of turtle Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Turtles band Turtles band Turtles Music stores See also: Turtle (disambiguation) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...
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