evidence: The Los Monjes islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Los Monjes)[1] is a federal dependency[2] of Venezuela[3] are located to the northwest 80 kilometres (49.7 miles) of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 kilometres (21.6 miles) off the coast of Guajira Peninsula at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia.[4][5] [...] In 1952, the Colombian president in charge, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, through his foreign minister Juan Uribe Holguín, in response to a claim by Venezuela, recognized Venezuelan sovereignty over Los Monjes[6][7] through a diplomatic note[8] (GM-542): [...] - ^ Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6 - ^ "Archipiélago Los Monjes". a-venezuela. Retrieved 4 February 2019.