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Born in 1475 ,in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. No one knows in which month or day of his birth
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Balboa sails to South America in search of gold and new land for Spain.
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Balboa settles in Hispaniola and makes a living out of being a farmer
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Because Balboa was in dept he could not afford to pay it off so instead he snuck on a ship saling to San Sebastian
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Balboa becomes leader of Darién.
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King Ferdinand II names Balboa interim governor and captain general of the region.
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Balboa ascends a peak in Darién and sights the Pacific
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He takes a crew of 190 Spaniards and hundreds of Native carriers, and they proceed through dense jungle to attempt to find the Pacific.
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Balboa returns to Santa María and announces his discoveries. His news restores his position as favored leader in the Americas, and he is named governor of the Mar del Sur, Panama, and Coiba.
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Charges by Balboa's enemies turn King Ferdinand against the conquistador, and the king sends the powerful nobleman Pedro Arias Dávila
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Pedrarias remains the ultimate Spanish authority in the colony, and Balboa is forced to obey his orders.
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Pedrarias reluctantly agrees to allow Balboa to explore the South Sea
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Balboa is seized and charged with treason, rebellion, and mistreatment of Indians.
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He is condemned to death and beheaded along with four supposed accomplices.