Cards in this guide (11)
Balboa thinks about Cristóbal Colón, Vespucci, and the Pizarro brothers because
he considers himself a great explorer.
Which event in the story is told in a flashback
Balboa's voyage to the New World
The greatest threat to Balboa comes from
In lines 164–165, the narrator says, “So the monk converts the Indians, and Balboa sends them on to God.” What does Balboa do to the converts
Which character trait does Balboa exhibit throughout the story
Something that is pristine is
n lines 72–73, the narrator says that “Balboa's hindsight is always good.” Cite two examples from the story that support this statement.
In lines 80-87, Balboa realizes he should not have sent "the governor, Martín Fernández de Enciso, back to Spain" but should have killed him or turned him over to "some Indian tribe. In lines 68-69, Balboa realizes that he "should have brought an Indian with him" to protect him from jaguars.