Alonso de Hojeda and map

Alonso de Ojeda (c. 1466 – c. 1515) was a Spanish explorer, governor and conquistador. He travelled through Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Curaçao, Aruba and Colombia. He navigated with Amerigo .. Read more »Vespucci who is famous for having named Venezuela, which he explored during his first two expeditions, for having been the first European to visit Guyana, Curaçao, Colombia, and Lake Maracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz (La Guairita).

Country:	Venezuela
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Discovery of Lake Maracaibo, 450th Anniv.
Nominal:	15 c
Year:	1950
Material:	Granite
Size:	27 x 42 mm
Perforation:	comb 11¾
Mintage:	500,000