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books and literature travel booksWhat routes did Vasco de Balboa take?
Also asked, what route did Vasco de Balboa?
The 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519) helped establish the first stable settlement on the South American continent at Darién, on the coast of the Isthmus of Panama. In 1513, while leading an expedition in search of gold, he sighted the Pacific Ocean.
Similarly one may ask, what did Vasco Nunez de Balboa conquer?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for leading an expedition across the narrow isthmus of Panama, and reaching the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to see this large body of water.
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