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death_n of_o sedenno_n and_o juan_n fernandez_n come_v to_o the_o mountainous_a country_n catapararo_n where_o he_o find_v abundance_n of_o maiz_n and_o some_o little_a piece_n of_o gold_n and_o be_v advance_v about_o a_o league_n and_o a_o half_a in_o cumana_n when_o die_v he_o make_v room_n for_o his_o successor_n juan_n fernandez_n who_o survive_v he_o not_o long_a yet_o the_o expedition_n be_v not_o leave_v unprosecute_v for_o sedenno_n man_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o he_o and_o fernandez_n go_v far_o and_o discover_v a_o low_a land_n which_o in_o the_o winter_n be_v overflow_v force_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o remove_v to_o the_o mountain_n but_o at_o last_o the_o spaniard_n be_v weary_a with_o travel_v fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o and_o divide_v into_o several_a party_n go_v several_a way_n some_o to_o venezuela_n other_o to_o maracapana_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o cubagua_n sect_n iii_o venezuela_n venezuela_n situation_n and_o description_n of_o venezuela_n the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o province_n of_o venezuela_n be_v border_v on_o the_o east_n with_o cumana_n on_o the_o west_n with_o a_o great_a gulf_n or_o bay_n call_v the_o bay_n of_o venezuela_n with_o the_o lake_n maracabo_n and_o some_o part_n of_o new_a granada_n northward_o it_o have_v the_o ocean_n or_o atlantic_a sea_n southward_o some_o undiscovered_a country_n which_o as_o we_o say_v lie_v betwixt_o the_o andes_n and_o it_o it_o stretch_v out_o in_o length_n from_o east_n to_o west_n a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o league_n or_o thereabouts_o but_o in_o breadth_n little_o more_o than_o half_a so_o much_o it_o be_v name_v venezuela_n or_o little_a venice_n by_o alonso_n de_fw-fr ojeda_n a_o spaniard_n who_o at_o his_o first_o discovery_n of_o the_o country_n fall_v upon_o a_o town_n of_o the_o native_n which_o stand_v like_o another_o venice_n all_o upon_o the_o water_n and_o have_v no_o passage_n to_o it_o but_o by_o bo_n it_o be_v a_o country_n extraordinary_a rich_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o commodity_n afford_v good_a pasture_n for_o cattle_n and_o abundance_n of_o fair_a herd_n of_o they_o ox_n sheep_n swine_n etc._n etc._n plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o other_o grain_n great_a store_n of_o venison_n in_o the_o wood_n of_o fish_n in_o the_o river_n gold_n in_o the_o mine_n and_o therefore_o not_o likely_a but_o to_o be_v well_o people_v and_o inhabit_v especial_o by_o the_o spaniard_n who_o town_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a importance_n be_v these_o venezuela_n town_n and_o principal_a place_n of_o venezuela_n 1._o venezuela_n at_o the_o most_o westerly_a confine_n of_o the_o country_n build_v upon_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o double_a haven_n in_o a_o temperate_a and_o good_a air_n and_o the_o soil_n round_o about_o it_o the_o best_a in_o the_o whole_a province_n it_o be_v now_o a_o bishop_n see_v who_o be_v suffragan_n to_o the_o archbishop_n in_o hispaniola_n and_o the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o governor_n 2._o caravalleda_n call_v by_o the_o spaniard_n nuestra_n sennora_fw-es de_fw-fr caravalleda_n fourscore_o league_n distant_a from_o venezuela_n towards_o the_o east_n upon_o the_o sea_n 3._o st._n jago_n de_fw-fr leon_n in_o the_o country_n of_o caracas_n four_o or_o five_o league_n southward_o of_o caravalleda_n and_o six_o or_o seven_o distant_a from_o the_o sea_n 4._o new_a valentia_n twenty_o five_o league_n distant_a from_o st._n jago_n 5._o new_a xere_n a_o town_n but_o late_o build_v fifteen_o league_n southward_o of_o new_a valentia_n 6._o new_a segovia_n but_o one_o league_n distant_a from_o xere_n 7._o tucuyo_n a_o place_n well_o know_v and_o frequent_v for_o the_o abundance_n of_o sugar_n that_o be_v make_v there_o and_o in_o the_o country_n round_o about_o it_o 8._o truxillo_n or_o our_o lady_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paz_n eighteen_o league_n southward_o of_o the_o lake_n maracabo_n a_o place_n of_o great_a resort_n and_o much_o frequent_v for_o trade_n both_o by_o spaniard_n and_o native_n 9_o laguna_n a_o town_n lie_v more_o towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o lake_n say_v to_o be_v much_o haunt_v with_o tiger_n and_o more_o than_o this_o not_o much_o be_v say_v of_o it_o venezuela_n cum_fw-la parte_fw-la australi_fw-la novae_n andalusiae_n when_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o marry_v with_o isabel_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n anno_fw-la 1526._o the_o welsares_n be_v dutch_a gentleman_n in_o augsburgh_n make_v a_o agreement_n with_o he_o for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o conquer_v venezuela_n whither_o they_o send_v ambrose_n alfinger_n and_o bartholomeus_n sayltar_n with_o four_o hundred_o foot_n and_o eighty_o horse_n these_o force_n land_v at_o venezuela_n drive_v away_o juan_n de_fw-fr ampue_v who_o sail_v from_o st._n domingo_n thither_o have_v discover_v the_o coast_n along_o coriano_n and_o already_o make_v a_o agreement_n with_o a_o mighty_a prince_n of_o that_o country_n call_v manaure_n but_o alfinger_n march_v to_o the_o lake_n maracabo_n native_n alfinger_n horrid_a cruelty_n upon_o the_o native_n destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n axaguas_fw-la though_o they_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o dance_v with_o rich_a present_n of_o gold_n which_o he_o not_o regard_v kill_v they_o drive_v some_o into_o a_o house_n and_o there_o cut_v they_o in_o piece_n and_o burn_v those_o that_o be_v get_v upon_o the_o roof_n from_o hence_o go_v towards_o the_o pocabuye_n who_o dwell_v on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o maracabo_n among_o high_a mountain_n he_o be_v entertain_v by_o they_o a_o considerable_a time_n very_o courteous_o and_o present_v with_o rich_a gift_n for_o which_o at_o his_o departure_n he_o shut_v up_o both_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n into_o a_o high_a wall_v park_n where_o they_o be_v all_o to_o perish_v if_o they_o do_v not_o every_o one_o pay_v a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v release_v which_o not_o be_v able_a to_o raise_v they_o all_o die_v for_o want_v of_o food_n after_o