Venezuela has exported oil since the 16th century, when the mother of the Hapsburg emperor, Charles V, had some shipped to Spain to treat his crippling gout.

• 委内瑞拉从16世纪就开始出口石油，当时哈布斯堡王朝的国王查尔斯五世从委内瑞拉运了一些石油来治疗他的关节痛。