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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Chloe

2/3/2009

Las Flores Elementary School

Research Report

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Early Life

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born in the year of 1475. He was born at Estre Maduro, Jerez de los Caballeros, Castile, Spain.

• His first family was rich, but they gave him away to a poor family. So, he was mostly poor his entire life.

• He was the third of four children. • His father, Don Nuno Arias de Balboa, was the

ruler of Darien for three years, (Starting on April 4, 1511)

• His mother was the lady of Badajoz.

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Previous Experience

• He was a gentleman by birth, an adventurer by inclination. He actually never had a “job” other than being an explorer.

• Balboa was sent to a school where he was the very best student out of all the young students who were also sent there.

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Exploration

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa tried four voyages.• His fourth voyage lead him to set eyes on the Pacific

Ocean.• He discovered the Pacific Ocean on September 25,

1513. • Though, the Governor said he must be executed

because of “rebellion”. • The Governor also thought he tried to steal the

crown. Of course,he didn’t.

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Results

• No one thought Balboa was guilty for anything.

• Many explorers after used that route and found new land.

• Captain Samuel S. Dunnells founded an island and named it after Balboa. [Balboa Island AKA Balboa]

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Conclusion

• Balboa died on January 12, 1519; Almost 6 years after his discovery.

• He died in Acla, Panama. • He was sadly and painfully executed.• He is remembered as an amazing and

[useful] explorer. [Especially in Balboa Island.]

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Bibliography

• “Cz Brats” http://www.Czbrats.com/miNombre/vnbalboa.htm, 2008

• “Nndb” http://www.nndb.com/people/043/000094758/, 2008

• “Free Pages” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wayer/vasco%de%20balboa.hto, 2008

• “Balboa-Island” http://www.balboa-island.com/indez.php/weblog/sub/pictures/, 2008