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A second Spanish expedition, just one year …
Years: 1499 - 1499
August
A second Spanish expedition, just one year later, is led by Alfonso de Ojeda and the Florentine Amerigo Vespucci.
They sail westward along the coast of Tierra Firme (as South America is known at this time) as far as Lago de Maracaibo.
Here, native huts built on piles above the lake remind Vespucci of Venice, thus leading him to name the discovery Venezuela, or Little Venice.
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Years: 1499 - 1499
August
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