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BALBOA

BALBOA. By: Haley and Preston. Early Life . Balboa was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. He explored the new world with Rodrigo de Bastidas 1501. He was inspired by Christopher Columbus that pearls could be found on the Northern coast of Venezuela. Early Life .

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BALBOA

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  1. BALBOA By: Haley and Preston

  2. Early Life • Balboa was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. • He explored the new world with Rodrigo de Bastidas 1501. • He was inspired by Christopher Columbus that pearls could be found on the Northern coast of Venezuela.

  3. Early Life • They were able to trade European goods for the large quantity of pearls and gold. • While they sailed west, their ship began to leak. • They forced them to abandon their ship on the island of Hispaniola, Then they had their goods taken by the governor of the island.

  4. Early Life • He sailed with a group headed for a colony in what is now Colombia in 1510. • He reached the Pacific in September 1513. • He claimed it for Spain and called it the South Sea.

  5. Early Life • He arrived from in in 1514. • Balboa was guilty and beheaded in January 1519.

  6. To the Isthmus of Panama • As a living, Balboa tried to be a farmer, he never was good at it. • In 1510 Balboa decided to stow away with his dog. • Then he wanted to sail to San Sebastian on the Isthmus of Panama.

  7. To the Isthmus of Panama • In September 1513 Balboa agreed and set out with Spanish soldiers and 1,000 Native Americans. • He ventured the neighboring region of Cobia. • He was friends with a local chief. He also married his daughter.

  8. Pictures Are From……. • Landofthebrave.info • Philatelia.net • Thepirateking.com • Hawaiidermatology.com • Ushistoryimages.com • Nndb.com

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