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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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The explorer who claimed the South Sea (Pacific Ocean) for Spain was Vasco Núñez de Balboa in 1513. He was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
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Explorer who claimed the south sea for Spain?
Balboa
Who were Balboa and Magellan?
Magellan was an explorer born in Portugal, but sailed for Spain. He was the first European explorer to circumnavigate the world. He named the Pacific Ocean Pacific. Balboa was a Spanish explorer who first sailed the Isthmus of Panama and claimed it for Spain. He was the first to see, not cross, the Pacific Ocean which at that time was called the Ocean Sea.
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The sea to the direct south of Spain is called the ALBORAN SEA which is an arm of the much larger Mediterranean Sea. The southwesternmost coast of Spain sits on the Atlantic Ocean.
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The continent south of Spain is Africa. :)
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By 1600 on which continents did Spain claim or control?
Spain never claimed or controlled all of any continent. They had a major presence in South America, Central America, and the southwestern part of North America. They also had island colonies in the Carribean Sea, and the Pacific Ocean.
What country did balboa name the pacific ocean for?
the name given to pacific ocean by balboa is the prizzano the answer in top is wrong its south you can figure the rest pleaseBalboa named it Mar del Sur (South Sea). Magellan renamed it Pacific Ocean.
Which spanish explorer found the south sea?
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
