- Balboa, Panama - Wikipedia
Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Wikipedia
Vasco Núñez de Balboa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbasko ˈnuɲeθ ðe βalˈβo a]; c 1475 – around January 12–21, 1519) [1] was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa | Accomplishments, Route, Facts | Britannica
Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Spanish conquistador and explorer, who was head of the first stable settlement on the South American continent (1511) and who was the first European to sight the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean (on September 25 [or 27], 1513, from ‘a peak in Darien’ on the Isthmus of Panama
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa - World History Encyclopedia
Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador who famously discovered the Pacific Ocean after crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513 An utterly ruthless adventurer and colonizer, Balboa was as much a danger to his fellow conquistadors as he was to the indigenous peoples he came across
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa: Biography, Explorer, Conquistador, Facts
Who Was Vasco Núñez de Balboa? Explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa helped establish the town of Darién on the Isthmus of Panama, becoming interim governor
- Vasco Nuñez de Balboa - Ages of Exploration
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador He is best known for leading an expedition across the narrow isthmus of Panama, and reaching the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to see this large body of water Like many explorers of his day, Balboa went to the new world seeking riches and adventure
- Balboa - Wikipedia
Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California, a harborside community in Newport Beach Balboa Park (disambiguation), any of several Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California, a neighborhood of the city of Newport Beach Naval Medical Center San Diego, a US Navy medical treatment facility informally known as "Balboa Hospital"
- Balboa | Panama Canal, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea | Britannica
Balboa, Pacific Ocean terminal port in central Panama, at the southern end of the Panama Canal It lies between the canal docks and Ancón Hill, which separates it from Panama City Founded in 1914 and named for Vasco Núñez de Balboa, European discoverer of the Pacific, it has extensive harbour
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