The answer is C. Amerigo Vespucci
Step-by-step explanation:
Venezuela is a South-American country that was first discovered and colonized by Spanish explorers. This process included multiple expeditions that allowed colonizers to better understand the features of the territory and native people. One of these expeditions that took place in 1499, included the Italian mapmaker, Amerigo Vespucci. About this, it is claimed he considered the territory and the houses found near a lake resemble Venice, and due to this, he named the territory as "Veneziola", which later changed to the modern name Venezuela.