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15 mag 2024 · This episode zooms into Vasco Núñez de Balboa's role in the Spanish exploration and conquest of the Americas, focusing on his discovery of the Pacific Ocean and ...more. Explore pivotal...
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2 giorni fa · Vasco Núñez de Balboa and spanish conquistadors claiming the Pacific Ocean for Spain in 1513. After first landing on "Guanahani" in the Bahamas, Columbus found the island which he called "Isla Juana", later named Cuba.
5 giorni fa · Vasco Núñez de Balboa (c.1475–1519) is known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to reach and see the Pacific from the America's Hernán Cortés (1485–1547).
1 giu 2024 · No one knows exactly where the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa first sighted the Pacific Ocean. Perhaps it was from Balboa Heights, the residential area overlooking the town of Balboa that serves as the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal.
14 mag 2024 · Conquistador, any of the leaders in the Spanish conquest of America, especially of Mexico and Peru, in the 16th century. The conquest of Mexico was carried out by Hernan Cortes, who landed at Veracruz in 1519; Peru was conquered by Francisco Pizarro and Diego del Almagro, which began in 1531.
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21 mag 2024 · Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer who is best known for leading an expedition that crossed the Isthmus of Panama. In 1513, he became the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
29 mag 2024 · Para conmemorar la llegada de Vasco Núñez de Balboa hace más de 500 años, el próximo jueves 3 de septiembre se presentará la novela Donde la Tierra Firme termina del escritor español Enrique Gomáriz Moraga en la Librería Lerner Sede Norte (Calle 92 # 15-23), a las 6:30 p.m.
