. "His name is sometimes spelled Alonzo and Oxeda"@en . "1468Z"^^ . "1515Z"^^ . . "Spanish navigator, governor and conquistador" . . . . . "Ojeda, Alonso de"@en . . . . "Alonso de Ojeda (ca.1468 (some sources state 1466) \u2013 1515) was a Spanish navigator, governor and conquistador. He travelled through Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Cura\u00E7ao, Aruba and Colombia. He is famous for having named Venezuela, which he explored during his first two expeditions, for having been the first European to visit Guyana, Colombia, and Lake Maracaibo, and later for founding Santa Cruz (La Guairita)."@en . .