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Aug 22, 2023 · Vasco Nunez de Balboa made 1 expedition to the Pacific Ocean (the Spanish called it Mal del Sur or the South Sea). He also made a voyage from Spain. So in total, 2 voyages or expeditions.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa went on at least two official voyages, while on a third as a stowaway. Around the year 1500, he traveled from Spain on an... See full answer below.
Feb 17, 2011 · The Pacific was known to exist before Vasco Nunez de Balboa saw it, and Portuguese seafarers probably touched on its western fringes in their early voyages to South East Asia, but the ocean was ...
The exhibition 'The Exploration of the Pacific Ocean: 500 Years of History' commemorates the fifth centennial of Vasco Núñez de Balboa’s discovery of the Pacific Ocean. On September 25, 1502, in the course of his third voyage, Christopher Columbus reached the American continent (the coast of Honduras). In the vicinity of Veragua, he ...
Aug 2, 2023 · Explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
Aug 13, 2020 · King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile sponsored Balboa during his exploration of the New World. What country did Vasco Nunez de Balboa explore for? Spain. In 1513, while leading an expedition in search of gold, he sighted the Pacific Ocean. Balboa claimed the ocean and all of its shores for Spain, opening the way for later ...
Stops and voyages of Vasco Nunez de Balboa
