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Spain's colonization of mainland Venezuela started in 1502 when it established its first permanent South American settlement in the present-day city of Cumaná (then called Nueva Toledo), which was founded officially in 1515 by Franciscan friars. A palafito like the ones seen by Amerigo Vespucci
Spain's colonization of mainland Venezuela started in 1522. Spain established its first permanent South American settlement in the present-day city of Cumaná. When Spanish colonists began to arrive, indigenous people lived mainly in groups as agriculturists and hunters: along the coast, in the Andean mountain range, and along the Orinoco River.
The Province of Venezuela in 1656, by Sanson Nicolas. One of the first maps about Venezuela and near regions. 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811.. The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1502; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco.
The report concluded that economic sanctions "have cost Venezuela's government as much as $31 billion since 2017" [340] [341] Alena Douhan, United Nations special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, was due to visit Venezuela in August 2020 to investigate the impact of international sanctions. [342]
Ferdinand VII, before a camp, by Francisco de Goya. Influential factors include the desire for power of the creole social groups that possessed social and economic status but not political, the discontent of the population due to mismanagement and the rise of taxes, [2] the introduction of the ideas of Encyclopedism, the Enlightenment, the Declaration of Independence of the United States, the ...
Scientists explain the loss of the Humboldt Glacier in Venezuela's Sierra Nevada, which they believe makes the South American country the first in modern history to lose all its glaciers.
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) -More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S. and other Western countries are showing little sign of ...
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela has freed 225 people arrested during anti-government protests over the nation's disputed presidential election in July, Attorney General Tarek Saab said late on Saturday.