SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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dense jungles in Panama
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storms on the high seas
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cold weather
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pirates
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa helped establish the first stable settlement on the South American continent at Darién, on the coast of the Isthmus of Panama.
Detailed explanation-2: -He named the new sea Mar del Sur, since they had traveled south to reach it. Balboa’s main purpose in the expedition was the search for the gold-rich kingdoms promised by Panquiaco.
Detailed explanation-3: -Next, his attempt to cross the Isthmus of Panama was nearly a disaster: hostile natives, harsh weather, various diseases, and stinging insects all terrorized him and killed many of his followers.
Detailed explanation-4: -He traveled through the Isthmus of Panama, the narrowest part connecting Central to South America, and made his greatest discovery of all. He became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean, originally named the South Sea. A few years later, Balboa was falsely accused of high treason, put on trial, and found guilty.