1. Interactive Power Point

2. Vasco Nunez Balboa was a ______________ born explorer.
He is famous for being the first European to see the ___________________.
Spanish
Pacific Ocean
He was born sometime around ______.
1475
He grew up in a _____________ but ______________ family.
poor
noble

3. As a young boy, Balboa served as a
____________ to a wealthy family.
A page was a young male servant.
page
As a young man, Balboa signed on to explore the New World with explorer _____________________.
Rodrigo de Bastidas
The expedition set sail for South
America in _________.
1501

4. The first place they landed was the island of ________________ but left there
because it did not have a fortune in ______________. The treasure they hoped to find.
Barbados
pearls
Next they sailed along the coast of
______________________
Finally, settling on the isthmus of ______________.
South America
Panama

5. Here the crew traded with the local tribes
Here the crew traded with the local tribes. Upon leaving the isthmus, the expedition realized their two ships were infested with _________________.
shipworms
The worms would eat through the hull of the boats before they could get back to ______________, so they ended
up stranded on the island of
Haiti.
Spain

6. For Balboa, his dreams of making a fortune in ________________ was lost.
treasure
He decided to try his hand at becoming a _________________. But this was a bad idea and he quickly found himself in ______________.
pig farmer
debt
Balboa had an plan to escape his debts. He and his _________
became ______________ on a ship.
dog
stowaways

7. The commander of the ship, ____________________________, soon
found them and decided not to punish them. Instead, he asked for Balboa’s help.
Martin Fernandez de Enciso
They came ashore near the town of San Sebastian where ___________ was supposedly in charge.
Enciso

8. However, the men were unhappy with his leadership and Balboa convinced them to establish another colony near the town of _________________.
Santa Marta
Balboa was becoming a successful leader and they elected him
___________ of the town.
mayor

9. The local chiefs began to tell Balboa of lands to the south and west full of _______________. He also became very interested in tales of a ______________
to the west that may be another possible way to reach the ____________________.
gold
large sea
Spice Islands

10. The Spice Islands were located on the other side of ______________ and Spain very much wanted to find a shorter route to this very valuable place.
Africa
Finding a possible route over land was very exciting for Balboa. So he sent for
king’s ______________.
However, the messenger
ship _____________ on the way.
permission
sank

11. In 1513, Balboa started to hear rumors that he might get ______________. So he decided to set off without the approval of the king.
arrested
Guided by the local tribes, Balboa took 190 men, and set off through the thick ____________ of Panama
jungles

12. By September, he finally reached his destination. He became the first
_________________ to set eyes on the _________________ from the New World.
European
Pacific Ocean
When he made it to the beach, he walked into the water claimed the ocean and all the land for _____________.
Spain

13. When Balboa got back to Santa Marta he thought the king would be pleased, instead he found that he had been ______________.
replaced
He did not forget the reason for his expedition in the first place so
returned to the Pacific to
________________ gold and
pearls from the lands he
conquered.
plunder

14. arrested
However he was later ________________, and Balboa did not resist. The leader of the colony thought that Balboa would lead a ______________ against him.
rebellion
He was later sentenced to ____________ and _______________.
death
executed
1519
The year was _________.

15. Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain

16. Balboa began his voyage in Spain.
He landed on the isthmus of Panama.

17. He tried becoming a pig farmer on the island of Haiti.
To escape his debts, he stowed away on a ship and landed on the shores of Panama.
Balboa became the first European to set eyes on the Pacific Ocean from the New World.