He got to be the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (and name it), buts that's about all.
Where did vasco nunez de balboa find gold
to search for gold
gold
balboa was expecting to find the pacific ocean, gold and silver like the other spanish people.
To find gold to be wealthy
Vasco Nunez de Balboa is most notable for being the first European to explore the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was originally to find gold, which Balboa thought would please the King of Spain, but when the prospect of gold failed, Balboa instead claimed all the lands that the waters of the Pacific Ocean touched in the name of Spain.
1500
for gold and new land to trade
He hoped to discover gold in the New world.
In 1513, Vasco Nunez de Balboa set sail to the Pacific Ocean. He explored the ocean in a search for gold.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa is most notable for being the first European to explore the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was originally to find gold, which Balboa thought would please the King of Spain, but when the prospect of gold failed, Balboa instead claimed all the lands that the waters of the Pacific Ocean touched in the name of Spain.
he gained his country freedom and, gold!