Alonso De Ojeda
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Venezuela issued a postage stamp in honor of de Ojeda, who sailed to the New World with Christopher Columbus. De Ojeda explored an area he called Venezuela, or 'Little Venice,' and founded two colonies that failed.
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1992
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The first Americans
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Wales, Iceland, Portugal and the Faroe Islands issued stamps in honor of their explorers who reached the shores of North America. The explorations took place as early as 1000.
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1992
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