Comparison Of Vasco Nunez De Balboa And Magellan

Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Ferdinand Magellan shows that the 16th century is part of the exploration of the unknown because both of these explorers discovered invaluable information about previously unknown areas. Balboa was a conquistador and explorer hailing from Spain. He crossed the isthmus into the Pacific Ocean, and he was the first european to reach the Pacific Ocean from America. In 1509, to escape Santa Domingo, Balboa was a stowaway with his dog aboard Martin Fernandez de Enciso and Alonso de Ojeda’s voyage to colonize islands around the Americas. When Ojeda became injured the crew was left in San Sebastian de Uraba in Nueva Andalucia. They waited for Enciso’s return to sail for Hispaniola. It was at this time when Balboa was discovered