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Dec 18, 2009 · Early Life and Career. Balboa was born in 1475 in Jerez de los Caballeros, a town in the impoverished Extremadura region of Spain. His father was believed to be a nobleman, but the family was not...
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa (born 1475, Jerez de los Caballeros, or Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castile—died January 12, 1519, Acla, near Darién, Panama) was a 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 ...
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was born around the year 1475 in Jerez de los Caballeros, a town in the Extremadura region of Spain. His father was Don Nuño Arias de Balboa, but not much is known about his mother. His family was noble, but by the late fifteenth century it had lost most of its money, land, and influence.
Jul 6, 2017 · Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born to Nuno Arias de Balboa, a nobleman and Lady de Badajoz in Jerez de los Cabellaros in Spain. The exact date of his birth is unknown but the year of his birth is believed to be 1475. Not much is known about the early days of Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his childhood is shrouded in mystery.
Jun 14, 2019 · Born: 1475 in Jeréz de los Caballeros, Extremadura province, Castile. Parents: Differing historical accounts of parents' names: his family was noble but no longer wealthy. Spouse: María de Peñalosa. Died: January 1519 in Acla, near present-day Darién, Panama. Early Life. Nuñez de Balboa was born into a noble family that was no longer wealthy.
May 11, 2018 · Vasco Núñez de Balboa was born at Jerez de los Caballeros in the province of Estremadura. He was descended from an old and noble Galician family. To improve his meager fortune, Balboa went to the new Spanish colonies in America.
May 31, 2012 · Early life. Santa Maria. Death and Legacy. Early life. Balboa was born in Spain around 1475. His family was of wealthy descent, which gave him privileges that many others did not have. He was well-educated, and he served as a page and squire to Don Pedro de Portocarrero.
