<P> Vasco Núñez de Balboa ( Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈβasko ˈnuɲeθ ðe βalˈβo. a ) ; c. 1475 -- around January 12 -- 21 , 1519 ) was a Spanish explorer , governor , and conquistador . He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513 , becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World . </P>
<P> Vasco Núñez de Balboa ( Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈβasko ˈnuɲeθ ðe βalˈβo. a ) ; c. 1475 -- around January 12 -- 21 , 1519 ) was a Spanish explorer , governor , and conquistador . He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513 , becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World . </P>
who discovered the pacific ocean on september 25 1513
who discovered the pacific ocean on september 25 1513
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa