Balboa
Francisco Coronado
Francisco Vaquez de Coronado claimed the region of the American Southwest, including present-day Arizona and New Mexico, for Spain during his exploration in the 16th century.
The Rio Grande area was claimed by Spain in 1598. It was discovered by the Spanish explorer Juan de Onate.
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Ferdinand Magellan
The explorer who claimed the South Sea (Pacific Ocean) for Spain was Vasco Núñez de Balboa in 1513. He was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
Vasco Nunez de balboa
The European explorer who discovered the Philippines and claimed them for King Philip II of Spain was Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan's expedition marked the beginning of Spanish colonization in the Philippines.
Spain, and the explorer was Christopher Columbus in 1493.
He worked for Spain. He explored and claimed lots of land in the American Southwest.