A New Horizon: Vasco Núñez de Balboa’s Discovery of the Pacific Ocean
A Conquistador’s Journey to the Unknown On September 25, 1513, Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa stood atop a peak in the Darién region of present-day Panama and became the first European to lay eyes on the Pacific Ocean. This momentous event marked a turning point in the Age of Exploration, as it opened new […]