Vasco Nunez de Balboa and the discovery of the South Sea /

Marcovitz, Hal.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa and the discovery of the South Sea / [by] Hal Marcovitz. - Philadelphia, PA : Chelsea, 2002. - 63 p. : ill. (mostly col.), col. maps, ports. ; 25 cm. - Explorers of new worlds .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who crossed Central America and discovered the Pacific Ocean.

3-7.

079106428X 0791064298 (pbk.)

2001028272


Balboa, Vasco Nunez de, 1475-1519.


Explorers--Biography.--Spain


America--Exploration.
Caribbean Area--Exploration.
Pacific Ocean--Exploration.

E125.B2 / M35 2002

973.1/6/092 B