Klein-Venedig colonial enterprise
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The Klein-Venedig colonial enterprise was a 16th-century German-led venture, backed by the Welser banking family, that attempted to colonize parts of present-day Venezuela under a charter from the Spanish Crown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Klein-Venedig colonial enterprise canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German overseas venture
ⓘ
chartered company rule ⓘ colonial enterprise ⓘ |
| activity |
establishment of settlements
ⓘ
expeditions into the interior of South America ⓘ slave trading ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Klein-Venedig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ Welser Venezuela concession NERFINISHED ⓘ Welser colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backedBy |
House of Welser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welser banking family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonized | indigenous territories in present-day Venezuela ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1546 ⓘ |
| grantedTerritory |
Province of Venezuela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of present-day Venezuela ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Welser banking family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early attempt at German colonial expansion in the New World
ⓘ
example of German participation in early Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
German
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | charter from the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal concession ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
South America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainArea | Province of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPort | Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ambrosius Ehinger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bartholomeus VI. Welser NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg von Speyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Philipp von Hutten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous concession within the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| purpose |
colonization
ⓘ
exploitation of natural resources ⓘ search for El Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ search for gold ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
conflicts with Spanish colonial authorities
ⓘ
revocation of the Welser charter ⓘ |
| startTime | 1528 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 16th century ⓘ |
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