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Vasco Nunez De Balboa. Made by: Lela Myers. Who I Was. I was a 42 year old Spaniard. I grew up with Spain talking about Christopher Columbus's discovery. I had a dog named Leoncico . I was not from a rich family. I had three to four wives. Why I Was Important.
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Vasco Nunez De Balboa Made by: Lela Myers.
Who I Was. • I was a 42 year old Spaniard. • I grew up with Spain talking about Christopher Columbus's discovery. • I had a dog named Leoncico. • I was not from a rich family. • I had three to four wives.
Why I Was Important • I claimed the Pacific and all land touching it for Spain. • I led expeditions to Panama. • I governed the Colony of Darien. • I discovered the Pacific and became the first European to see it’s waters. • I helped establish the town of Maria de la Antigua.
What Impact I had on the Americas and the World! • I inspired exploration along the western coast of South America. • I brought people over to the Americas. • And of course I discovered the Pacific.
When and Where I Made My Journey • My first voyage stretched from 1500 to 1501. Ok one year. • The boats I traveled on docked in Hispaniola. • I sailed through part of the Gulf of Urabá • I crossed isthmus to the Pacific.
How I Traveled • I traveled most of the time by boat. • I crossed the Atlantic ocean. • I crossed land on foot. • I crossed many different seas/oceans. • I worked as crew most of the time.
Interesting facts about ME • I tried to make peace with the Indians. • On my first voyage we passed up the coast of pearls. • I was framed for a crime I didn’t commit by a friend and was publicly beheaded for it. • 1475?-1519? • Broma (a type of wood worm) shredded a ship I sailed on’s hull.
Works Cited • “Vasco Nunez De Balboa.” World Book Encyclopedia . 2009. Volume 2: pgs.37-38 • Lomask, Milton. Exploration Great Lives. New York City: Charles Scribner’s Sons • Knight, Kevin. “Vasco Nunez de Baboa.” New Advent. Jan15 2013 www.newadvent.org/cathen/02216c.htm/ (Retrieved on January15, 2013). • Gast, Cynthia. “Important Things about the life of Vasco Nunez De Balboa.” eHow. www.ehow.com/info -8202776_important-vasco-nunez-de-balboa.html (retrieved on January 15,2013). • “What impact did Vasco Nunez de Balboa have?” Answers. Wiki.answers.com/Q/ What_impact_did_Vasco_Nunez_de_Balboa_have? layout_pref=vertical(retrieved on 15,2013). • Sumner, Trinity. “Dive into the many types of water forms.”GlobesandMaps: Discovering Land and Water. January28, 2013. http://ww2.valdosta.edu/~tnsumner/research.html (retrieved on January28, 2013).