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Vasco 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 ...
- c. 1475, Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain
- January 1519 (aged c. 43–44), Acla, Panama
Vasco Núñez de Balboa (Jerez de los Caballeros, provincia de Badajoz, ca. 1475 - Acla, actual Panamá, 15 de enero de 1519) fue un adelantado, explorador, gobernante y conquistador español.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa est un conquistador espagnol né à Jerez de los Caballeros (Royaume de Castille) vers 1475 et mort à Acla, au Panama actuel, le 15 janvier 1519. Il est le premier Européen à avoir découvert l'océan Pacifique depuis sa côte orientale en 1513 [1].
- María de Peñalosa (d)
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. 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.
- Mark Cartwright
Aug 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
Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a member of Bastidas' crew, had settled in Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti) but stowed away on a voyage to Panama in 1510 to escape his creditors. At that time, about 800 Spaniards lived on the isthmus, but soon the many jungle perils, doubtless including malaria and yellow fever , had killed all ...
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475–1519) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. Balboa was one of those who established the settlement at Darién in what is now Panama. He was elected mayor, then governor. In 1513, he claimed the Pacific Ocean and all of its shores for Spain.