vasco de balboa

     

Francisco Pizarro was with him when he claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain September 29, 1513

Trivia about vasco de balboa

  • When this Spaniard reached the shore of the Pacific Ocean on September 29, 1513, he called it the South Sea
  • When he first sighted the Pacific in 1513, his only companion was his dog, Leoncico
  • He stowed away with his dog Leoncico & went on to view the Pacific
  • You'll need money named for this explorer to buy a shipload of canal supplies in Panama

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