Juan Martínez de Ampiés (also spelled ''Ampués''; Martínez sometimes given as ''Martín''; died 1533), as an officer of the Spanish army, was the first governor of Venezuela Province (1527-1529). He founded

Santa Ana de Coro Coro, historically known as Neu-Augsburg, is the capital of Falcón State and the second oldest city of Venezuela (after Cumaná). It was founded on July 26, 1527, by Juan de Ampíes as Santa Ana de Coro. It is established at the south of the Par ...

in July 1527. He left Venezuela after the

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s asserted the colonial rights they had negotiated with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (and King of Spain), launching the

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. He was also

governor of Santo Domingo First Spanish Colony 1492-1801 Governors and Viceroys of the Indies *1492-1500 Admiral Christopher Columbus, as Viceroy of the Indies *1496-1498 Bartolomeo Columbus, as Adelantado *1500-1502 Comendador Francisco de Bobadilla, as Governor of the In ...

(the

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). By 1514, the

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treasury staff put in place by

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, included

Gil González Dávila Gil González Dávila or Gil González de Ávila (b. 1480 – 21 April 1526) was a Spanish conquistador and the first European to explore present-day Nicaragua. Early career González Dávila first appears in historical records in 1508, when he ...

, who had replaced Cristóbal de Cuéllar as contador, Miguel de Pasamonte, who had been named treasurer general of the Indies in April 1508, and Juan de Ampíes as factor.

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Royal Governors of Venezuela 1533 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Venezuela-bio-stub