Historedia
Person

Alonso de Ojeda

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1499

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alonso de Ojeda, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Discovery of Lake Maracaibo

    1499

    Role: Spanish explorer and fleet leader

    1. 24 August 1499 · Lake MaracaiboEuropean Entry

      Ojeda and Vespucci's fleet entered Lake Maracaibo on 24 August 1499, marking the first European contact with the site.

    2. 24 August 1499 · Lake Maracaibo regionNaming of Venezuela

      Vespucci named the region Venezuela after seeing stilt houses that resembled Venice, though local etymologies are also proposed.

Sources

  1. Alonso de Ojeda Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-07
  2. Lake Maracaibo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16