WEBVasco Núñez de Balboa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbasko ˈnuɲeθ ðe βalˈβo.a]; c. 1475 – around January 12–21, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. 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 ...
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa | Accomplishments, Route, & Facts
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · 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.
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Vasco Nuñez de Balboa: Facts & Discoveries | HISTORY
WEBDec 18, 2009 · 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...
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa: Biography, Explorer, Conquistador, Facts
WEBAug 2, 2023 · Best Known For: Explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. Nacionalities; Spanish; Death Year: 1519
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Vasco Nuñez de Balboa - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' …
WEBVasco Nuñez de Balboa helped establish the first stable European settlement on the mainland of South America. The colony of Darien in Panama helped Spain establish a vast colonial empire in the Americas. Balboa is also credited as being the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World.
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJul 5, 2022 · 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.
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Conquistador and Explorer - ThoughtCo
WEBJun 14, 2019 · 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.
WEBVasco 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.
WEBMay 11, 2018 · The Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa (ca. 1475-1519) explored Central America and discovered the Pacific Ocean. He was the first Spanish explorer to gain a permanent foothold on the American mainland. Vasco Núñez de Balboa was born at Jerez de los Caballeros in the province of Estremadura.
WEBVasco Núñez de Balboa (1475–January 15, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, colonial governor, and Conquistador. He is known principally for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to see and then reach the Pacific coastline of the New World.