This Day in History: 1513-09-25
(September 25, 1513)
Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Nez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean while standing “silently upon a peak in Darién” on the Isthmus of Panama.
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(September 25, 1513)
Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Nez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean while standing “silently upon a peak in Darién” on the Isthmus of Panama.