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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Who was the first person to reach the Pacific Ocean?
It was the European explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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.
Was Juan Ponce de Leon the first European explorer to reach the pacific ocean?
no it was Balboa
What were nunez de balboa accomplishments?
first European explorer to see Pacific Ocean. Saw it from a peak in Panama
Who was the first European to explore California coast?
Christopher Columbus was the first European explorer to find the Pacific Ocean.
What were Vasco Nunez de Balboa accomplishments?
first European explorer to see pacific ocean. Saw it from a peak in panama
What explorer claimed the south sea for Spain?
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.
Who explored the land that connects Americas and became the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean?
The explorer's name was Vasco Núñez de Balboa. He was the first person to reach and see the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Many believe he was the one who named it, but he did not. It was an explorer after him in 1520, named Ferdinand Magellan.
What was Balboa's destination?
In 1513, Vasco Nunez de Balboa led an expedition that took him across the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean. He became the first European to catch a glimpse of the Pacific Ocean. He was born in 1475 and died in 1519.
Who lead the first European expedition to reach Pacific Ocean?
Magellan led the first European expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean.
What was vasco nunez de balboa the first to do?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to lead an expedition to the Pacific Ocean. He was a Spanish explorer.
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a very important man that found the eastern shore from the pacific ocean.
