Veni prompt on Columbus era Venezuela naming origin
Fragmentary lines recount how Spaniards likened the land near South America’s mouth to Vouien and named it Venezuela or Vetter, referencing the Veni and early explorers.
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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1897
Page
2
Fragmentary lines recount how Spaniards likened the land near South America’s mouth to Vouien and named it Venezuela or Vetter, referencing the Veni and early explorers.
A garbled clump of midwestern reminiscence and brash travelogue weaves bare scraps about Tiger Jack and buffalo stampedes with stray lines on Speaker Surett in Jewel county, Kansas, and a cursory jab at Australian theaters and Melbourne pricing, all amid noisy, disjointed text.
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