- Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Wikipedia
He is best known for crossing the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, [2] becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World [3] He traveled to the New World in 1500 and, after some exploration, settled on the island of Hispaniola
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa | Accomplishments, Route, Facts | Britannica
The colonists soon deposed Enciso, Ojeda’s second in command, and elected a town council; one of its two alcaldes, or magistrates, was Balboa With the subsequent departure of Enciso for Hispaniola, Balboa became the undisputed head of the colony
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa - World History Encyclopedia
Balboa helped establish the town of Darién, the first permanent Spanish settlement on the American mainland Extracting gold from Panama and instituting slavery and forced labour to work on plantations, Balboa was ultimately outwitted by a Spanish rival who had him tried and executed for treason
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- Vasco Nunez de Balboa: Biography, Explorer, Conquistador, Facts
Born in 1475 in Jerez de los Caballeros, in the province of Extremadura in Castile, Spain, Balboa went on to become the first European to see the Pacific Ocean At a time when many people in
- Vasco Nuñez de Balboa - Ages of Exploration
Vasco de Balboa is credited as being the first European to set eyes on the Pacific Ocean from the New World, which paved the way for Spanish expansion
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa - All About Explorers
Balboa was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Mexico As a young boy, Balboa had two dreams: to be a famous explorer and to be an Olympic fencing champion His Olympic dream never materialized, but his ability with the sword was to serve him well in battles throughout his career
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Conquistador and Explorer - ThoughtCo
Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475–1519) was a Spanish conquistador, explorer, and administrator He is best known for leading the first European expedition to sight the Pacific Ocean, or the "South Sea" as he referred to it He is still remembered and venerated in Panama as a heroic explorer
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