to search for gold and the grest incan empire
Francissco Pizzaro.In 1513, Francissco Pizzaro accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama and became the first Europeans to view the Pacific coast of the New World.
Well 7 years previous to Magellan calling it the Pacific Ocean Balboa named it.
Vasco Nez de Balboa was best known for discovering the Pacific Ocean in 1513 when he was 38 years old.
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.
The Isthmus of Panama
crossing panama
Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean in 1513. He was the first European to lead an expedition to this body of water by crossing the Isthmus of Panama.
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.
The Isthmus of Panama
Vasco de Balboa was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He is best known for being the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas after crossing the Isthmus of Panama.
In 1513, the first European to see the Pacific Ocean was Vasco Nunez de Balboa. While on a journey searching for gold, he crossed the Isthmus of Panama, reaching the Pacific Ocean.
the isthmus of Panama
the isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama
Balboa was the first to see the Pacific Ocean while traveling across the Isthmus of Panama. He saw the ocean in 1513.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was the explorer who first sighted the Pacific Ocean in 1513 while crossing the Isthmus of Panama.
Vasco de Balboa