Welser concession in Venezuela
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The Welser concession in Venezuela was a 16th-century colonial enterprise in which the German banking family Welser received rights from the Spanish Crown to explore, govern, and exploit parts of present-day Venezuela.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
colonial concession ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| administeredBy | German governors ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Klein-Venedig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welser colony in Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Coriana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Maracaibo basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Maracaibo region NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Santa Ana de Coro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterSignedBy |
Charles I of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Spanish settlers
ⓘ
indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| countryGrantedBy | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf |
complaints about abuses
ⓘ
failure to meet obligations ⓘ revocation by the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| endTime | 1546 ⓘ |
| firstGovernor |
Ambrosio Alfinger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ambrosius Ehinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governor |
Georg von Speyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikolaus Federmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Philipp von Hutten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
House of Welser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welser banking family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early attempt at German colonial presence in the New World
ⓘ
example of private European banking house governing American territory ⓘ |
| legalForm | capitulation (capitulación) from the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
mineral prospecting
ⓘ
pearl fishing ⓘ plantation agriculture ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
colonization
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exploitation of natural resources ⓘ exploration of northern South America ⓘ search for gold ⓘ search for the mythical city of El Dorado ⓘ |
| obligationOfConcessionaire |
bring settlers
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build towns and forts ⓘ finance exploration ⓘ introduce African slaves ⓘ |
| rightGranted |
appoint officials
ⓘ
collect taxes ⓘ exploit mineral resources ⓘ trade in the province ⓘ |
| significantSettlement | Maracaibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1528 ⓘ |
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