Vasco núñez de balboa : first european to reach the pacific ocean from the new world
The conquistador Balboa is best known for having led the first party of explorers of European descent to reach the Pacific by traveling overland from the Atlantic. An ambitious man from a noble but relatively impoverished family, Balboa was eager to make a name and fortune for himself in the New Wor...
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| Format: | EBOOK |
| Language: | ENGLISH |
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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
2017
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| Series: | Spotlight on explorers and colonization |
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