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title: Statue of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
author: Carlos Siu
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16110/statue-of-vasco-nunez-de-balboa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
_Authored by Carlos Siu_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16110.png)
## Image Caption
A modern statue in Panama [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) 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.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Siu, C. (2022, July 01). Statue of Vasco Núñez de Balboa. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Siu, Carlos. "Statue of Vasco Núñez de Balboa." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 01, 2022. .
### MLA
Siu, Carlos. "Statue of Vasco Núñez de Balboa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jul 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monumento_a_Vasco_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa_-_Flickr_-_Chito_(3).jpg) by [**Carlos Siu**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monumento_a_Vasco_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa_-_Flickr_-_Chito_(3).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: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.