A brief biography of one of the successful Spanish conquistadors, Vasco Nunez de Balboa. He is recognized for his discovery of the Pacific Ocean and land in the Americas.

This page tells of the early history of Panama. "Vasco Nunez de Balboa first settled in Hispanola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti). To escape his creditors there, Balboa stowed away on a voyage to Panama in 1510. There were, at...

A short biography of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, a Spanish explorer, who is credited with sighting the Pacific Ocean while crossing the isthmus of Panama.

A biography of the life of explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

A brief biography of the life of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

Learn about the life and times of Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

A brief biography of Spanish conquistador, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, featuring his successful voyage for Spain to the western coast of South America in the early sixteenth century.

An account by Commander Brownson of an action between the U.S. Auxiliary Cruiser, YANKEE, and the Spanish Gunboat First Class VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA, in which the Spanish gunboat was struck once, with three of her crew killed and ten...