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 ALONSO
DE OJEDA
Born
in 1455, Alonso de Ojeda grew up to become a famous Spanish
conquistador. Although Ojeda succeeded at a number of voyages, he is best
known for sailing with Christopher Columbus on his second
voyage. Then in
1499, Ojeda sailed with Vespucci while exploring South
America’s northeast coast.
Nine
years later in 1508, Alonso de Ojeda was appointed as
governor over the north South American territories.
Then, Ojeda was defeated by the Native Americans near
today’s Cartagena. During this trying time, Diego de Nicuesa came to his
rescuing, getting him out of a very bad situation.
Unfortunately,
even after being rescued, Ojeda once again ran into trouble
with the Native American. With this, Ojeda left his men behind under the control of
Francisco Pizarro while he decided to get help in
Hispaniola. He soon reached Cuba but sadly, his actions and adventures
prior to reaching Cuba are very, unclear.
What we do know is that Ojeda’s men abandoned the
colony. However,
they picked Ojeda up fairly close to Cartagena where he
ended his life of exploration.
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