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    Klein-Venedig (lit. 'Little Venice') or Welserland (pronunciation [ˈvɛl.zɐ.lant]) was the most significant territory of the German colonization of the...
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    Venezuela (German: Klein-Venedig, also German: Welser-Kolonie), St. Thomas and Crab Island in the 16th and 17th centuries. Klein-Venedig ("Little Venice";...
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    concession by the King of Spain to the German Welser banking family, as Klein-Venedig. It has its origins with the 1527 foundation of Santa Ana de Coro by...
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    Georg von Speyer (1500, Speyer, Holy Roman Empire – 11 June 1540, Coro, Klein-Venedig) was a German conquistador in New Granada and Venezuela. His birth name...
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    Venezuela and Colombia. He is a significant figure in the history of Klein-Venedig (1528–1546), the concession of Venezuela Province that Charles I of...
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    in 1528, becoming owners and rulers of the South American colony of Klein-Venedig (within modern Venezuela), but were deprived of their rule in 1546....
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  • Fort Bayona, 1651–1660 Fort Jacob, 1651–1660 Fort Jillifree, 1651–1660 Klein-Venedig,1528–1545 Hanauish-Indies, Planned in 1669 but later canceled in 1672...
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  • "Klein Venedig (Bamberg) - Aktuelle 2022 - Lohnt es sich? (Mit fotos)". Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-03. "Klein Venedig...
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    first governor of the Welser concession, also known as “Little Venice” (Klein-Venedig), in northern South America, now Venezuela. Ehinger was a factor in...
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  • acquired the colonial rights to Venezuela Province in 1528 and created Klein-Venedig. He was the son of Bartholomeus V. Welser (the elder). In 1540, he journeyed...
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