Spain–Venezuela relations
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The Kingdom of Spain and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintain bilateral relations. They also interact through multinational venues, as both nations are members of the Association of Spanish L
Statue of Simón Bolívar in Madrid
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in Madrid; 2008.
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria in Caracas; 1921.
President Carlos Andrés Pérez and Prime Minister Felipe González in Madrid; 1990.
Juan de Carvajal
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Juan de Carvajal was a Spanish conquistador and one of the first governors of Venezuela Province. Carvajal was born in Villafranca de los Barros, Extremadura, in the Kingdom of Spain.
Spain–Venezuela relations
…the crown of Spain claimed the right to appoint the governor. On Hutten's return to the capital, Santa Ana de Coro, in 1546, the Spanish governor Juan de Carvajal had Hutten and Bartholomeus VI Welser executed, and Charles subsequently revoked Welser's charter. News of Spanish losses in the 1808 Napoleonic Wars…
statue of Juan de Carvajal in El Tocuyo