Vasco Núñez De Balboa
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 505 years ago |
Born | Jerez De Los Caballeros |
Spain | |
Date of died | January 15,1519 |
Died | Acla |
Nationality | Spanish |
Spouse | María de Peñalosa |
Parents | Álvaro Núñez de Balboa |
Lady de Badajoz | |
Siblings | Álvaro Núñez de Balboa |
Gonzalo Núñez de Balboa | |
Juan Núñez de Balboa | |
Job | Conquistador |
Politician | |
Previous position | Governor of the provinces of Panama and Coiba (1514–1519) |
Date of birth | January 1,1475 |
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ID | 1419288 |
Vasco Núñez De Balboa Life story
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.