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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Vasco Núñez de Balboa( )
Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Series title:Spotlight on Explorers and Colonization Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4777-8828-8
Publication Date:Jul 2016
Publisher:Rosen Publishing Group
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $12.75
Book Description:

The conquistador Balboa is best known for having led the first party of explorers of European descent to reach the Pacific by traveling overland from the Atlantic. An ambitious man from a noble but relatively impoverished family, Balboa was eager to make a name and fortune for himself in the New World. His initiative and take-charge attitude helped him rise to power but also made him powerful enemies who, in the long run, orchestrated his trial and execution for usurping power. An...
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