Vasco Núñez de Balboa Explorer to the Pacific Ocean |
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| Author:
| Bourgeois Molzahn, Arlene |
| Series title: | Explorers! Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-2142-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95USD $26.93 |
Book Description:
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Who was the first European to see the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean? Vasco Nunez de Balboa was. This Spanish explorer sailed from Spain to the island of Hispaniola where he started a farm. Escaping from people to whom he owed money, Balboa stowed away on a ship sailing to South America. Balboa became a great explorer and conqueror, crossing the Isthmus of Panama and finally finding the Pacific Ocean.
Who was the first European to see the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean? Vasco Nunez de Balboa was. This Spanish explorer sailed from Spain to the island of Hispaniola where he started a farm. Escaping from people to whom he owed money, Balboa stowed away on a ship sailing to South America. Balboa became a great explorer and conqueror, crossing the Isthmus of Panama and finally finding the Pacific Ocean.