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By Jonathan Period 4 Due: November 17, 2010. Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Born in the year 1475 Born in the town of Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain Died January 12, 1519 Died in the Santa Maria public square of Acla. What country did Balboa sail for?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA
By JonathanPeriod 4 Due: November 17, 2010
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Born in the year 1475 Born in the town of Jerez de los
Caballeros, Spain Died January 12, 1519 Died in the Santa Maria public square
of Acla
What country did Balboa sail for?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain.
Balboa’s Education and Childhood His education is unknown. Lived in a poor family Was the third of 4 brothers Served in a rich nobleman
household. Mother was a lady of Badajoz in
Southwestern Spain. Father: Don Nuno Arias de Balboa.
Balboa’s Reasons To Explore
Was a personal quest Wanted riches and fame
Routes
Left from Spain Landed on East Coast of Pacific ocean
Difficulties during Journeys
Had to face dangerous natives with weapons to kill
Also started having a lack of food
Balboa’s Major Accomplishment
Was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the East Coast
Balboa’s Death
Died January 12, 1519 Also 4 other friends were killed Died in Santa Maria in public square of Acla He and the 4 friends were beheaded
Bibliography Delpar, Helen. "Balboa, Vasco Núñez
de." World Book Student. World Book, 2010. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.
Harris, Laurie Lanzen. "Vasco Nunez De Balboa." Biography for Beginners: World Explorers. Pleasant Ridge, MI: Favorable Impressions, 2003. 26-29.
Otfinoski, Steven. Vasco Nunez De Balboa: Explorer of the Pacific. New York: Benchmark, 2005.