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title: Vasco Núñez de Balboa
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16109/vasco-nunez-de-balboa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Vasco Núñez de Balboa

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Vasco Núñez de Balboa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16109.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16109.png)

## Image Caption

A 19th-century portrait of [Vasco Núñez de Balboa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vasco_Nunez_de_Balboa/) (1475-1519), the Spanish [conquistador](https://www.worldhistory.org/Conquistador/) who famously discovered the Pacific Ocean after crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513. (Naval Museum of Madrid)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2022, July 01). Vasco Núñez de Balboa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16109/vasco-nunez-de-balboa/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Vasco Núñez de Balboa." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 01, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16109/vasco-nunez-de-balboa/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Vasco Núñez de Balboa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jul 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16109/vasco-nunez-de-balboa/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Retrato_de_Vasco_Nu%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa_(1475-1517)_-_An%C3%B3nimo.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Retrato_de_Vasco_Nu%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa_(1475-1517)_-_An%C3%B3nimo.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 July 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.