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Who is Vasco Núñez de Balboa? Please give a quick overview (around 3-5 paragraphs will do) of his early life, major contributions to explorations and history in general.
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
He was a Spanish navigator, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean. Spanish
conqueror who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1513). Of Galician origin and uncertain
lineage, it is likely that he was the son of the gentleman Nuño Arias de Balboa and
a lady from Badajoz. At the beginning of the 16th century it is known since the lands
discovered by Columbus are not the Indies, but an obstacle to reach them through
the Atlantic. Numerous explorers and adventurers are launched in search of the step
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