VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA

WHEN WAS BALBOAS FIRST VOYAGE

• Balboas first voyage was in 1510
• It was sponsored by the king and queen of spain
• There first voyage was to the new land

HOW MANY VOYAGES DID BALBOA GO ON

• Balboa went on 4 voyages
• On the 1st one he had 1 ship
• On his 2nd one he had 1also
• Balboa was planning a 5th

BALBOAS MAIN HARDSHIP

• Balboas main hardship was getting beheaded
• He got beheaded because he was planning to kill
• The new govenor that took his spot

CAUSES

• Massacred about 600 people and left because they had a disease
• In debt so he left Cuba to start a new life
• Plotted a plan to asasinate the governor of the new land

EFFECTS

• Made him the first person to see the Pacific Ocean from the eastern shore
• Got gold and pearls from indians
• Got beheaded for hos plan

QUESTION AND ANSWER

• Where was balboa born
• Balboa was in Jerez de los Caballeros in 1475
• His family was very poor

QUESTION AND ANSWER

• Why did Balboa leave Cuba, and hows did he get there
• Bablo left cuba because he was very poor and was in a lot lf debt
• Balboa stored away in a barrel until the ship left the docs

QUESTION AND ANSWER

• What was Balboas personal life like
• Balbla was married
• He did not have any children
• Balboa didnt settle in one spot for a long time
• Therefor he didnt have a permanent shelter

RESOURCES

• Encyclopedia of world biography
• Science and its times