Klein-Venedig (Welser Venezuela)

Klein-Venedig (Welser Venezuela) was a colony in Northern Andes (South America) that lasted from 1528 to 1546 CE, about 18 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Charles V leased the province of Venezuela to the Welser banking house of Augsburg to pay his debts. Its German governors spent the grant hunting for El Dorado until Spain revoked it.

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Facts

Dates

1528 to 1546 CE

Duration

18 years

Type

Colony

Region

Northern Andes, South America

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Coro

Became

• Province of Venezuela 1546 to 1777 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1532 Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca
• 1542 Orellana descends the Amazon
• 1545 Silver found at Potosí

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) 1438 to 1533 CE
• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE
• Governorate of the Río de la Plata 1536 to 1776 CE
• Province of Venezuela 1546 to 1777 CE
• New Kingdom of Granada 1538 to 1717 CE
• Neo-Inca State of Vilcabamba 1537 to 1572 CE
• Governorate of New Castile 1532 to 1542 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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