Vasco Núñez de Balboa is credited with the European discovery of the Pacific Ocean in 1513. He became the first European to sight the ocean from the New World after crossing the Isthmus of Panama. While he did not "discover" the ocean in the sense of being the first to see it (indigenous peoples had lived near it for centuries), his expedition marked a significant moment in European exploration. Balboa's discovery opened the way for further exploration and eventual conquest of the Pacific region.
He was the first European to see the pacific ocean.
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pacific ocean
Vasco Nunez discovered the Pacific Ocean.
He found gold and pearls, and discovered the Pacific Ocean.
explored the pacific ocean. first person in europe to discover it
Vasco went to Pacific Ocean
1513
He discovered the pacific ocean
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 pacific ocean.
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