[2] On March 26, 1838, Denmark and Venezuela agreed to sign a Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation.

[3] On July 18, 1858, Denmark and Venezuela signed a special treaty about customs.

[4] In 1863, a Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaty was signed in Caracas between Denmark and Venezuela.

This refusal resulted in a blockade by Great Britain, Germany, and Italy.

[14] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Denmark in December 2009, for the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference.