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2. www.youtube.com › watch25th September 1513: Balboa becomes the first ... - YouTube

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   Balboa had first sailed to the New World in 1500, and in September 1510 established the first European settlement in the mainland Americas. Within a year he ...

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3. www.history.com › vasco-nunez-de-balboaVasco Nuñez de Balboa: Facts & Discoveries ‑ HISTORY

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   Dec 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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4. www.youtube.com › watchThe Daring Journey of Vasco Núñez de Balboa - YouTube

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   Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to ...

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5. www.youtube.com › watchBalboa and the Pacific: A Heroic Discovery - YouTube

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   Oct 9, 2024 · Explore the legendary journey of Vasco Núñez de Balboa as he discovers the Pacific Ocean! A tale of courage and ambition. #History #VascoNunez #PacificOcean ...

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6. www.worldhistory.org › Vasco_Nunez_de_BalboaVasco Núñez de Balboa - World History Encyclopedia

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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.

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   • Vasco Núñez de Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean when he crossed the isthmus of Panama in 1513.
   • Vasco Núñez de Balboa's impact on the world was that, in discovering the Pacific Ocean, he restarted the search for a western sea route to Asia. He...
   • Vasco Núñez de Balboa was executed by the Spanish governor of Panama on charges of treason, but the real reason was to dispose of a dangerous rival.

7. www.biography.com › vasco-nunez-de-balboaVasco Nunez de Balboa: Biography, Explorer, Conquistador, Facts

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   Aug 2, 2023 · Who Was Vasco Núñez de Balboa? Explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa helped establish the town of Darién on the Isthmus of Panama, becoming interim governor.

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   How did Balboa change the world?

   • 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. Balboa’s expedition to the Pacific changed the world for Spain. Spain now knew that there was indeed ocean to sail to the east.

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   Who was Balboa and what did he do?

   • His family belonged to the minor nobility. In 1500-1, Balboa joined the expedition of Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460-1526), which hoped to find pearls along the northern coast of South America (present-day Colombia), then a virtually unknown region to the Europeans.

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   How did Balboa get his chance for adventure?

   • Balboa finally got his chance for adventure. Balboa and his men set sail in 1501 with two ships, the Santa Maria de Gracio and the San Anton.2 They crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and eventually reached the northern coast of South America, near present day Venezuela and Colombia.

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   What did Balboa learn about the ocean?

   • For Balboa, he learned of a great ocean beyond the South American Mountains. Balboa had been falsely accused of treason by his enemies in Spain, and lost favor with the king. His request to search for this ocean was denied by the king of Spain. He was also replaced as governor of Darien by a man named Pedro Arias Dávila (usually called Pedrarias).

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   Where was Balboa born?

   • 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 wealthy; like many of his class, Balboa decided to seek his fortune in the New World.

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   What did Balboa discover?

   • Balboa, realising he now had to make good on his exaggerated descriptions of the wealth of the region, organised an expedition to explore more of Panama and find out if there really was another coast not too far away on 1 September 1513. One expedition member was Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541), who went on to conquer the Incas from 1532.

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   He is best known for leading an expedition across the narrow isthmus of Panama, and reaching the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to see this large body of water. Like many explorers of his day, Balboa went to the new world seeking riches and adventure.