Fun Fact: Klein-Venedig

German explorers looking for El Dorado

Klein-Venedig was a German colony in what is now Venezuela. It was granted by Emperor Charles V to a wealthy German family in exchange for a pardon of debts. The ultimate goal was to find El Dorado but eventually the colony collapsed.

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  1. Christine's avatar Christine says:

    Interesting

  2. I’ve wondered why some Nazis headed to South America after the war. They probably had family or friends already there.

    1. It was a region of the world where unlikely will be prosecuted for their crimes

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