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He crossed tne Isthmus of Panama to get to the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean
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He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513)
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Balboa and his dog Leoncico stowed away on a boat going from Santo Domingo to San Sebastian.
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He founded a colony.
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Balboa married the daughter of Careta, the local Indian chief. Soon after, in 1513, he sailed with hundreds of Spaniards and Indians across the Gulf of Uraba to the Darien Peninsula.
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Balboa headed an overland expedition west through very dense rainforests.
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Along the way they fought many local Indians and destroyed one Indian village, killing hundreds of Indians
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Soon after, in 1513, he sailed with hundreds of Spaniards and Indians across the Gulf of Uraba to the Darien Peninsula.
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was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in September 1513, from a peak in Darién, Panama)
