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Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1474 - January 15, 1519) 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 lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.
He traveled to the New World in 1500 and, after some exploration, settled on the island of Hispaniola. He founded the settlement of Santa María la Antigua del Darién in present-day Colombia in 1510, which was the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of theAmericas
n 1519, Balboa moved to Acla with 300 men and, using the manpower of the natives and African slaves, managed to gather the materials necessary to fashion new ships. He traveled up to the Rio Balsas (Balsas River), where he had four ships built. He travelled 74 km (46 mi) through the Pacific, surrounding the Pearl Islands and the coasts of Darién, up to Puerto Piñas, so named because of the large amounts of pineapples (piñas) he found there. He then returned to Acla, to continue the construction of sturdier ships.
However, on his return, Pedrarias wrote warm letters urging Balboa to meet him as soon as possible. Balboa quickly obeyed. Halfway to Santa María, he encountered a group of soldiers commanded by Francisco Pizarro, who arrested him in the name of the governor and accused him of trying to usurp Pedrarias' power and create a separate government in the South Sea. Outraged, Balboa denied all charges and demanded that he be taken to Spain to stand trial; Pedrarias, however, together with Martin Enciso, ordered that the trial take place without delay.
Balboa's trial began in March 1519, and on the fifteenth of that month, de Espinosa sentenced him to death by decapitation. Four of Balboa's friends, Fernando de Argüello, Luis Botello, Hernán Muñoz, and Andrés Valderrábano, accused as accomplices, were sentenced to the same fate. The sentence was to be carried out in Acla, to show that the conspiracy had its roots in that colony.
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What did Balboa accomplish?
Vasco de Balboa was the first European to sea the Pacific Ocean, he sailed with Christopher Columbus on Columbus's second voyage, and he governed several towns. This probably does not answer your question, though. Maybe search through google?
The first spaniard to see the pacific ocean?
Francissco Pizzaro.In 1513, Francissco Pizzaro accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama and became the first Europeans to view the Pacific coast of the New World.
What did Balboa do before any other expoloer?
Balboa was the first European to see what became known as the Pacific Ocean, on Sept. 25, 1513. In older history books it was stated that he Discovered the Pacific ocean; however, later editions have correctly placed his part in history.
What country did vasco nunez de Balboa sail from?
Vasco de Balboa explored for and sailed from the country of Spain.
What was balboa planned destination?
he started in Spain and planned to end in America
What did nunez de balboa want to accomplish?
peannuts
What was nunez de balboa accomplish?
He was the first man from Europe to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas
What did Vasco de Balboa accomplish?
He was the first european to see the Pacific Ocean in the year 1513.
Who explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first Europeans explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
What did Balboa accomplish?
Vasco de Balboa was the first European to sea the Pacific Ocean, he sailed with Christopher Columbus on Columbus's second voyage, and he governed several towns. This probably does not answer your question, though. Maybe search through google?
Did Pizarro kill balboa?
No, Francisco Pizarro did not kill Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Balboa was executed on the orders of Pedrarias Dávila, who was the governor of Darién at that time. Pizarro later became known for his conquest of the Inca Empire in South America.
What did prince Henry's major accomplish?
he became king
Was vasco nunez de balboa family rich or poor?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa came from a modest background. His family was not considered wealthy. Balboa worked various jobs and eventually became a successful conquistador and explorer in the New World.
What was Vasco Nuez de Balboa king of?
he was never a king he became a govener of moger and the pacific
The first spaniard to see the pacific ocean?
Francissco Pizzaro.In 1513, Francissco Pizzaro accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama and became the first Europeans to view the Pacific coast of the New World.
What did Balboa do when he got to the Americas?
American Indian leaders told Balboa of a large sea nearby. In 1513, Balboa and his men wanted to find the sea. They climbed over mountains. They walked through land covered with trees and vines. One day at the top of a mountain, Balboa looked out and saw a large ocean. It was the Pacific Ocean. He became the first European to see the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean
But you read somewhere that Balboa was from Spain-right?
Yes, Balboa WAS from Spain. Yes, Balboa WAS from Spain.
