A biography of the Spanish explorer whose explorations of the northern coast of South America led him to discover the Pacific Ocean.

This bio describes the life of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the Spanish explorer who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean and who conceived the idea of a c

One of the commonly misunderstood phrases in the language is "the Spanish Main." To the ordinary individual it suggests the Caribbean Sea. Although Shakespeare

The South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of di