Vasco+Nunez+de+Balboa

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish conquistador & explorer.He was born 1475 and he died on January 15, 1519. He was raised in a poor Spanish family where he was uneducated. He was executed in Acla,Panama, he was acused of cheesing. It took them three chops to take his head of because the ax was very dull. Although his religion was Roman Catholic he was hispanic. He discoverd the Pacific Ocean and named it "The South Sea". He founded the settlement of Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien which is present day Panama. 

**//__Where was he from? Which country ﻿was he exploring for? __//**
Vasco Nunez de Balboa is from Castile, Spain. He explored around the area of Colombia, South America. Baldoa explored for the country of Spain. He also discovered the pacific ocean. He traveled to the New World in 1500 and after some exploration and settled on the island of Hispaniola.

**//__What was his goal in exploring? __//**
Vasco Nunez de Balboa wanted to gain his fortune. After a long voyage before he founded the present day. He wanted to find treasure but mostly gold. He was willing to share a forth of the treasure and to keep three forths of it to himself.

**//__What were the results of his exploring? __//**
He had no sucess in finding gold. Unfortunately he didnt find anything important but he found the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean and crossed the Isthmus of Panama. [] [] [] [] [] By: Khyra Butterfield <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Ashley Belgrave
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