Balboa

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Balboa

• 1506-1511

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Birth Death

• Born 1475 Jerez-De los Caballeros Spain
• When he was 18 he sailed with Columbus
• Was the first European to see the Pacific ocean
• Died 1519

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places explored

• Explored because he was interested in the sea
• Porto Rico
• Sponsoring country Spain
• Found Gold, Pearls and Land

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Years of exploration

• 1506-1511

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Encounters with Natives

• Natives fought with Balboa
• Balboa killed several hundred natives
• He destroyed a native village
• Natives told him about the sea
• He found pearls and gold

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Credits

• Presented by Tyler Banta Kaycee Baker-Gable