Tells the story of the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, beginning in 1510 when he snuck on board a ship bound for Central America, through his discovery, for Spain, of the South Sea, now known as the Pacific Ocean.
year: 2002
call number/section: 910.92, 920, 921
subjects: balboa, vasco n??ez de, 1475-1519, juvenile literature, explorers, america, juvenile literature, spain, biography, america, spanish, juvenile literature, caribbean area, pacific ocean, exploration