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Apr 30, 2013 · Vasco Balboa was a Spanish Explorer best known for discovering the Pacific.
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This documentary tells the story of the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and his journey of exploration and discovery. #history #documentary #film...
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HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA treks back to 1513 with Spanish conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboa who became the first European to lead an expedition to the Pacific Ocean from the New World....
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Dec 18, 2009 · Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish conquistador, governor and explorer who helped settle South America and the Pacific coast of Central and South America.
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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 (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbasko ˈnuɲeθ ðe βalˈβo.a]; c. 1475 – around January 12–21, 1519) [1] 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 ...
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Jul 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.
