PBS
Pbs: The Conquistadors
A huge website that provides a virtual field trip exploring the Spanish adventurers who quested for gold and land in the New World. The site has information on Pizarro, Orellana, Cabeza de Vaca, Cortes as well as extensive information...
Soylent Communications
Notable Names Database|nndb: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
A brief biography of one of the successful Spanish conquistadors, Vasco Nunez de Balboa. He is recognized for his discovery of the Pacific Ocean and land in the Americas.
A&E Television
Biography: Francisco Pizarro
A biography of 16th century Spanish explorer and conquistador Francisco Pizarro, who traveled with Vasco Nunez de Balboa and helped to discover the Pacific Ocean. Pizarro also conquered Peru and founded the city of Lima there.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
A brief biography of Spanish conquistador, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, featuring his successful voyage for Spain to the western coast of South America in the early sixteenth century.
Other
Spanish Conquistadors
Learn about the history and motives of the famous Spanish Conquistadors in the New World. Features biographies, pictures, and timelines about the life of the famous European Explorers.
Mariners' Museum and Park
The Mariner's Museum: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
A biography of the life of explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
A biography of the life of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
A&E Television
History.com: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
A short biography of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, a Spanish explorer, who is credited with sighting the Pacific Ocean while crossing the isthmus of Panama.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
Learn about the life and times of Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Balboa
Portrait of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Balboa
Artist's representation of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
(1475-1517) Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador best known for being the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from America.