Venezuela was named after Venice, as the explorer Amerigo Vespucci believed the landscape reminded him of the Italian city.
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Venezuela's money was named after Simon Bolivar, their first president
Venezuela! (little Venice)
Venezuela was named after Venice by Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who noticed similarities between the two locations' landscapes and waterways.
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Venezuela! (Little Venice)
Americo Vespussi named it little Venice as it resembled Venice, Italy
It was named in Bolivars honor.
Simón Bolívar 1. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 2. Bolivia
Venezuela, whose name means Little Venice.
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