Photograph: The Man Who Opened the Gates to the Spanish Empire

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Photograph: The Man Who Opened the Gates to the Spanish Empire

August 21, 2009 by Omar Upegui R.

Statue of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa in Panama City, Panama. Balboa opened the gates of the Spanish empire when he claimed that all land that touched the Pacific Ocean would belong to Spain. He discovered the South Sea (Pacific Ocean) in 1513 in the Isthmus of Panama. (Credit: Omar Upegui R./Michael Moore)

Statue of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa in Panama City, Panama. Balboa opened the gates to the Spanish empire when he claimed that all land bathed by the Pacific Ocean would belong to Spain. He discovered the South Sea (Pacific Ocean) in 1513. (Credit: Omar Upegui R./Michael Moore)

Posted in Photography | Tagged Balboa, Conquestadores, History, Monuments, Pacific Ocean, Panama, Statues | Leave a Comment

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