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=Vasco Nunez De Balboa= (1475-1519)

Balboa lived in Spain. He lived until 1519 and was born in 1475. And he sailed to Columbia with Rodrigo de Bastidas.They searched for gold and pearls. While they were in Hispaniola, the two lost their ship, oh no. In 1510, Balboa went to San Sebastian from Santo Domingo. When Balboa got there, everything was burnt to the ground. He convinced everyone there to travel west with him. In 1511, he found the first European colony in South America. Then he married Careta, the daugther of a Indian chief. Balboa explored a very dense rainforest. As he was going through the forests he had to fight Indians. He also destroyed a Indian village that killed hundreds of Indians.

Balboa was the first European to go to the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean. Balboa and his crew claimed all of the land that touched Spain. He and his crew spent about a month conquering Natives along the Pacific Coast and stealing all their gold. After years, Balboa was arrested by Pizarro. Balboa was guilty and was beheaded in Acla, January 1519.



=Christopher Columbus=

1451-1506

Columbus was the first one to go to America. Back then they called it //The New Land//. He was born in 1451 and he died in 1506. he was 16 when he died! Columbus was serching for goods and stumbled across America. Columbus sailed with Francesco Pazara. He sailed for Spain. He was born in Palos, Spain. He explored America. He discovered America.He set of on his voyages for silk and spices.And his claim to fame is he found America. On his first trip he had three ships The Nina, The Pinta,and The Santa Maria. He had 90 ship mates. They set sail on Aug. 3, 1492. On October 11,1492. spotted the Caribbean island off southern North America.