FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
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Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
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Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
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Reached the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama
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Detailed explanation-1: -In September 1513, Balboa led an expedition of some 190 Spaniards and a number of Indians southward across the Isthmus of Panama. Late that same month, Balboa climbed a mountain peak and sighted the Pacific Ocean, which the Spaniards called the Mar del Sur (South Sea).
Detailed explanation-2: -(Credit: Ober, Frederick A.) Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for leading an expedition across the narrow isthmus of Panama, and reaching the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to see this large body of water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador who famously discovered the Pacific Ocean after crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explorer Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean in the 16th Century.