Klein Venedig

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Klein-Venedig (Little Venice) was the most significant territory of the German colonization of the Americas, from 1528 to 1546, in which the Welser banking family of the Free Imperial City of Augsburg obtained colonial rights in the Province of Venezuela in return for debts owed by Emperor Charles V, who was also King of Spain.

Establishment

January 1529: Klein-Venedig (Little Venice) was the most significant territory of the German colonization of the Americas, from 1528 to 1546, in which the Welser banking family of the Free Imperial City of Augsburg obtained colonial rights in the Province of Venezuela in return for debts owed by Emperor Charles V, who was also King of Spain.

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1. Spanish wars of colonization in the Americas

Were a series of expeditions and military campaigns by Spanish conquistadores and discoverers to conquer territories in central and southern America.

1.1.Spanish conquest of the Muisca

Was the conquest of the central Andean highlands of Colombia by the Spanish conquistadors.

January 1537: Riohacha (Colombia) was founded by the Spanish during the conquest of the Muisca Confederation.

Disestablishment

January 1545: In 1544, King Charles I of Spain revoked the charter granted to the German banking family, the Welser family, for the territory of Klein Venedig (Little Venice) in present-day Venezuela. This decision marked the end of the Welser's control over the region in Spanish America.

Selected Sources

Henderson, J. D. / Delpar, H. / Brungardt, M. P. / Weldon, R. N. (2000): A Reference Guide to Latin American History, New York (USA), pp. 21-22

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