Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador
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Updated 2026-05-29
Spanish explorer who became the first European to spot the Pacific Ocean while hacking through Panama in 1513. Also served as governor, conquistador, and—let's be honest—occasional pirate.
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, conquistador, adelantado, and a pirate. He is best known for being the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean while crossing the Isthmus of Panama in 1513.
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