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Governorate of New Andalusia (and Coquivacoa) Tierra Firme | |||||||||
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| 1501–1513 | |||||||||
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 Tierra Firme: Castilla de Oro and New Andalucia (with Coquivacoa) | |||||||||
| Status | Governorate ofCastile (Spanish Empire) | ||||||||
| Capital | Santa Cruz | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Spanish Empire | ||||||||
• Established | 1501 | ||||||||
• Creation the Great Governorate ofCastilla de Oro. | 1513 | ||||||||
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TheGovernorate of New Andalusia (Spanish:Gobernación de Nueva Andalucía,pronounced[ɡoβeɾnaˈθjondeˈnweβaandaluˈθi.a]) was a Spanish colonial entity in what today constitutes the Caribbean coastal territories from Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, and the islands of what today are Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The Government of Nueva Andalucia was set inVenezuela from 1501 to 1513.
In 1501,Alonso de Ojeda colonized the mainland of present-day Venezuela, and received the Governorate of New Andalusia (Coquivacoa), betweenCabo de la Vela andIsla Margarita (island). This was territory originally seen byChristopher Columbus.
On May 3, 1502 Ojeda founded the town of Santa Cruz in theGuajira Peninsula, the first Spanish colony in the futureProvince of Tierra Firme. The settlements were later abandoned for new explorations.
In 1509, authority was granted to Alonso de Ojeda to colonize the territories between Cabo de la Vela and theGulf of Urabá as part of the Governorate of New Andalusia.
The Governorate of New Andalusia territories were further unified in May 1513 with the Governorate ofCastilla de Oro.
