Balboa and the other (Conquistadors) obviously used regular issue Spanish currency such as the famed (pieces of eight) eight reales- the so-called Spanish ( later Mexican and other Spanish colonies and ex-colonies) eight real coin. These widely circulated among such piratical types- hence often found in Pirate wrecks, etc. Pieces of Eight! squawk! eight reales made a Peso- or dollar equivalent. Balboa was credited with the (Discovery) of the Pacific Ocean. he was eventually executed on charges of fraudulent trading ( Piracy!). Many years ago one of the cereals did a sort of cut-out cardboard series on famous and infamous pirates and buccaneer types- and Senor Balboa led the list. In his honor the Panamian coin, bearing a bust of the Conquistador in knightly helmet- is called the Balboa.
In the 1500s, the Spanish explored Florida. Around then Ponce de Leon was searching for the fountain of youth with his crew.
In the 1500s, the Spanish explored Florida. Around then Ponce de Leon was searching for the fountain of youth with his crew.
Bezant was the currency of Constantinople in the 1500s.
Vasco De Balboa sailed sometime from the 1500s-1513
Hernan Cortez was a Spanish explorer who came to The New World in the 1500s as one of the first conquistadors. Cortez ultimately destroyed the Aztec civilization and claimed the land for the Spanish.
Ponce de Leon is the explorer who sailed from Puerto Rico around the coast of Florida in the 1500s.
He was a Spanish explorer and first European colonizer of what is now South Carolina in the early 1500s.
They were conquered by the Spanish in the 1500s
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the spanish dominated the 1500s
Oh, dude, Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer who did some exploring in the 1500s. His family and friends were probably other Spanish explorers and some Spanish people he knew. Like, I'm sure he had a cousin or two who were like, "Hey, Vasco, good luck with that whole crossing the Isthmus of Panama thing!"
A Barter system was used for exchange of goods.Pounds, shillings and pence - up until 1971.