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Sep 3, 1475
crossing the Isthmus of Panama.
He crossed tne Isthmus of Panama to get to the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean -
Jul 14, 1485
BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE
He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513) -
Jan 1, 1509
Balboa and his dog
Balboa and his dog Leoncico stowed away on a boat going from Santo Domingo to San Sebastian. -
Sep 8, 1511
Founded
He founded a colony. -
Sep 8, 1513
getting married
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. -
Sep 8, 1513
dense rainforests
Balboa headed an overland expedition west through very dense rainforests. -
Sep 8, 1519
killed indens
Along the way they fought many local Indians and destroyed one Indian village, killing hundreds of Indians -
Sep 8, 1567
siled
Soon after, in 1513, he sailed with hundreds of Spaniards and Indians across the Gulf of Uraba to the Darien Peninsula. -
Map of Vasco Nunez de Balboa where he went.
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first eurpon
was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in September 1513, from a peak in Darién, Panama)