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European explorers named Venezuela ("Little Venice") after observing local indigenous houses on stilts over water. During the first quarter-century of contact, the Europeans limited themselves to slave hunting and pearlfishing on the northeastern coast; the first permanent Spanish settlement in Venezuela, Cumaná , was not made until 1523.
Many of the indigenous peoples were absorbed into the Moreno population, because of the heavy mixture of European and African people. They represent over half of the country's population (about 51.6%). [47] This proportion is beginning to decrease, though, as mixed lower income Venezuelans are more likely to flee to other South American ...
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Approximately 50% of Venezuelans identify themselves as mixed-race, indicating mixed ancestry with intermediate features reflecting indigenous, European, and/or African phenotypes (to a lesser extent, this category can include individuals with Arab or Asian ancestry mixed with the aforementioned groups).
Though the 2011 Venezuelan Census states that "White" in Venezuela is used to describe the Venezuelans of European origin. [ 308 ] According to the 2011 National Population and Housing Census, 43.6% of the population identified themselves as white people . [ 7 ]
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Most Venezuelans in Spain have Spanish nationality. [5] A total of 112 Spanish centers and institutions are operating in Venezuela, with which the Ministry maintains permanent contact. These become collaborators to bring our services closer, especially to Spaniards who live in the most remote areas of our headquarters in the capital.