Vasco+Nunez+de+Balboa

Have you dreamed of being an explorer? Well Vasco Nunez De Balboa was one. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific from a peak in Darien Panama. That discovery changed because at that time people did not know that there was an eastern part of the Pacific. Balboa and his men then traveled the ocean and claimed it and all the land all the land that it for Spain. They spent about a month conquering natives along the Pacific coast and stealing their gold. Balboa destroyed a entire Indian village and killed hundreds of Indians in the process. In 1519 Balboa though innocent, was charged with treason against Spain and publicly beheaded. He was charged with treason by someone he thought a friend. By Alicia

Did you know that if there were no explorers we wouldn’t be living in North America? Well, it’s true. Explorers were people who traveled around the world in order to discover new land. Being an explorer was dangerous, though. If you were an explorer you would be going somewhere you didn’t even know was there. Also, you might run out of food and starve. Being an explorer would definitely be perilous, but if you discovered a new land, it would be worth it.
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**__ Life __** Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a famous European explorer. He was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain in 1475. In 1500 Balboa sailed with Rodrigo de Bastidas from Spain to Columbia, South America and searched for pearls and gold. In the year 151 0 Vasco and his dog, Leoncico stowed away on a boat sailing from Santo Domigo to San Sebastien. The year after that Balboa founded the town of Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien. Vasco Nunez de Balboa married the daughter of Careta, a local Indian chief. Balboa was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, in 1513 by crossing the Isthmus of Panama. Balboa claimed the Pacific Ocean and all the land that touched it for Spain.

Balboa was charged with treason against Spain even though he was innocent and had been framed. Vasco was arrested by Francisco Pizarro and found guilty. Vasco Nunez de Balboa was publicly beheaded in the town of Acla on January 12, 1519. By: Owen
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