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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his expedition discovered the Pacific Ocean (at that time named the South Sea because it was on the south shore of Panama) on September 25, 1513.

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Vasco Nuñez de Balboa crossed Panama in 1513, becoming the first European known to have seen the Pacific from the Americas.

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Who was the first Spanish explorer view the pacific ocean?

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Who was the first Spanish explorer to view the Pacific ocean?

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Who was the first Spanish explorer to view the Pacific Ocean.?

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Which ocean was first viewed by the spanish explorer Vasco Balboa?

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What ocean was first view by the spanish explorer vasco balboa?

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Who explored the land that connects the Americas and become the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean.


Who explored the land that connects the Americas and become the first Spanish explorer to reach the pacific ocean?

Who explored the land that connects the Americas and become the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean.


First viewed by the Spanish explorer Vasco Balboa?

That would be the Pacific Ocean.


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.


Which spanish explorer discovered the pacific ocean?

Columbus


What ocean did the Spanish explorer Balboa dicover?

Pacific A+


What was Vasco de balboa's major accomplishment?

he was the first spanish explorer to see the pacific ocean