Vasco Nunez de Balboa

According to rumours he's either working on a film about Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, or perhaps a remake of the 1950's film noir Panic in the Streets.

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According to rumours he's either working on a film about Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, or perhaps a remake of the 1950's film noir Panic in the Streets.

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Then, governor Vasco Nunez de Balboa condemned 50 homosexual Indians to be torn apart by dogs.

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While Hojida, Vespucci, Pinzon and de Solis were exploring the eastern coast from La Plata to Yucatan, Ponce de Leon in 1512 discovered Florida, and in 1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa descried the

The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922

After this he was associated with Vasco Nunez de Balboa in establishing a settlement at Darien, and from Balboa he may first have heard rumours of Peru itself, for it was to Balboa that an Indian chief had said concerning some gold which had been collected from the natives:

The Red True Story Book Andrew Lang 1900

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born at Xerxes, in Spain, in 1475, and died in Panama about 1517.

Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Various 1885

In 1513 the governor of a colony on the Isthmus of Darien, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, from the top of

History of the United States, Volume 1 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880

Never, since that eventful day when the adventurous Castilian, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discovered this mighty sea, did the Pacific look more peaceful than it did during the first week in which the _Foam_ floated on its calm breast.

Sunk at Sea 1859

On this date: In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean.

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Early Life • Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born in the year of 1475.

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