Vasco Núñez de Balboa : first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World / Ryan Nagelhout.
Material type:
TextSeries: Spotlight on explorers and colonizationPublisher: New York : Rosen Publishing, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781477788301 (library bound)
- 1477788301 (library bound)
- 9781477788288 (pbk.)
- 147778828X (pbk.)
- Balboa, Vasco Núñez de, 1475-1519 -- Juvenile literature
- Explorers -- America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Explorers -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature
- Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Balboa, V. N147 | Available | 33111008480465 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The conquistador Balboa is best known for having led the first party of explorers of European descent to reach the Pacific by traveling overland from the Atlantic. An ambitious man from a noble but relatively impoverished family, Balboa was eager to make a name and fortune for himself in the New World. His initiative and take-charge attitude helped him rise to power but also made him powerful enemies who, in the long run, orchestrated his trial and execution for usurping power. An assessment of Balboa's legacy and lasting impact conclude the book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The ambitious Spaniard -- To the new world -- The stowaway -- Santa María la Antigua -- Gold for the crown -- Human torture -- Slavery and war -- Exploring Careta -- The turning tide -- Mar del Sur -- Back to Darien -- Balboa and Pedrarias -- Exploring the south sea -- Downfall and death -- Lasting legacy -- Glossary.