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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Type Figure Region Spain Time c. 1475–1519 Also known as Vasco Núñez de Balboa、Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Spanish conquistador and explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Panama to first sight the Pacific (South Sea) and claim its coast for Castile;…

Timeline

1511–1519Darién · Isthmus of PanamaConsolidated colonial rule in Darién; in September 1513 crossed the jungle from Antigua to the Pacific coast, proclaimed sovereignty in the name of the King of Castile, and continued organizing gold extraction and coastal exploration.

Sources

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Vasco Núñez de Balboa https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vasco-Nunez-de-Balboa