Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Former Governor of the provinces of Panama and Coiba
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for crossing the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from... Wikipedia
Born: 1475, Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain
Died: January 15, 1519 (age 44 years), Acla
Parents: Álvaro Núñez de Balboa and Lady de Badajoz
Nationality: Spanish
Previous office: Governor of the provinces of Panama and Coiba (1514–1519)
Spouse: María de Peñalosa (m. 1516–1519)