Early Explores Project
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
By: Kendra
Born
• Balboa was born in 1475
• He was born in the country of Spain
• The city he lived in was Jerez De Los Caballeros
• Balboa explored the pacific ocean in 1500
• Balboa was known for a great sea and a lot of riches
Exploring
• Balboa explored the Thickest Jungle, Pacific Ocean
• Crocodile Infested Chages River• Fever Ridden Swamps• Balboa explored from the 1500s to 1518• He was 43 when he reached his exploration
Interesting Facts
• Balboa put together a group of 100 Spaniards
• And 1,000 natives
• And for more than 2 weeks they worked there way through the thickest jungle
• A Spanish conquer and explorer
• and was the first European to see the eastern shore of the pacific ocean
Died
• Balboa died in January 1519, in Acla, Costilla de Oro
• Balboa died a year after he got back from his expedition
• Balboa was a great explorer the Panamanian coin, the balboa, is named after him today
• When the panama canal was constructed , the city at the entrance was named balboa
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