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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, conquistador, and a pirate He is best known for being the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean while crossing the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 [2][3]
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 Nuñez de Balboa: Facts Discoveries - HISTORY The 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa helped establish the first stable settlement on the South American continent at Darién, on the coast of the Isthmus of
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
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 summary | Britannica Vasco Núñez de Balboa, (born 1475, Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castile—died Jan 12, 1519, Acla, near Darién, Pan ), Spanish conquistador and explorer In 1500 he explored the coast of modern Colombia, then settled in Hispaniola