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Officially, it was probably Friar Odoric of Pordenone, very early in the 14th century.
Unofficially, and supported by work done by the U of M in 1998 (and Hopi verbal history), we're not certain. Newer work in Archaeology sheds light on the origin of the Clovis culture. The Beringia Theory that previously prevailed has been called into question, being supplanted by theories that ancient people from the region of modern Spain and France. The hypothesis goes that roughly 15-16 thousand years BP (before present), humans from the European continent followed the ice sheet of the late Pleistocene glacial period and the islands of the mid-Atlantic, and established the Clovis culture in the Chesapeake Valley and Delmarva Peninsula. With the climate change of the Younger Dryas period, Clovis moved west and separated into the separate Suwanee-Simpson, Gainey, Folsom, Plainview-Goshen, Redstone, and Cumberland people.
Clovis effectively disappered some 13,000 years ago. New cultures did not rise until roughly 2000 years later. The Hopi are one of the oldest continuous tribes in North America. They have a rich culture and their history has remaind intact, safe from intervention of US encroachment and expansion. Hopi history tells of the arrival of the first Asian and there encoutering "white" people already living here. At first the two groups cooperated and remaind friendly, however, some conflict arose, the newcomers fought with the white tribe and destroyed them, taking their land.
The point of all of this is that there is strong evidence that Clovis was of European origin, it moved west, and some of its descendent culture did reach the Pacific coast.
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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.
What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa accomplishment?
He was the first man from Europe to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas
What were balboa's accomplishments?
Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1512. he was the first European to see the pacific ocean from its eastern shore
What did vasco nunez de Balboa exploer or discover?
The Pacific Ocean was Balboa's "discovery". He saw it from Panama in 1513 and was the first European to see the Pacific from the New World.
The first European to see the Pacific Ocean was?
Balboabalboa
Who was the first explorer to see the pacific ocean was?
Balboa was the first to see it
What were vasco nunez de balboas contributions?
He was the first Europen explorer to see the eastern side of 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.
Who was the first European explorer to the see the pacific ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
What was Vasco Nunez De balboa major?
He was the first Spanish explorer to see the Pacific Ocean.
What Was Vasco Nunez De Balboa's Major Achievements?
He was the first Spanish explorer to see the Pacific Ocean.
What were nunez de balboa accomplishments?
first European explorer to see Pacific Ocean. Saw it from a peak in Panama
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 were Vasco Nunez de Balboa accomplishments?
first European explorer to see pacific ocean. Saw it from a peak in panama
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.
What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa accomplishment?
He was the first man from Europe to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas
Who was the first one to see the pacific ocean from the Americas?
The first EUROPEAN to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas was Balboa. Presumably the natives had noticed it once or twice before.
