How Did Vasco Núñez De Balboa Influence The World

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa, one of the first accomplished conquistadors of Spain, has left his impact on the world. Balboa set sail for the new world to conquer land for Spain in 1500 and arrived in what now is present day Panama. “Balboa began to explore and to ultimately dominate the area.” (“Vasco Núñez de Balboa” gale group) Furthermore, he discovered the Pacific ocean. “It took about 25 days for his party of 190 Spaniards and hundreds of Indians to cross 45 miles (70 kilometers) of dense jungle. On September 29, 1513, Balboa reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean, which he called the South Sea.” (“Vasco Núñez de Balboa” Britannica) His discovery of the Pacific ocean was the greatest discovery after Christopher Columbus discovered America. …show more content…
“On his expeditions in Latin America Balboa began to explore and ultimately dominate the area, subjugating the Indians to slavery and sometimes torture to extract information about other Indian tribes. His treatment of the Indians was marked by force and by a policy designed to make the tribes war with themselves, making Balboa's task of domination all the easier.” (“Vasco Núñez de Balboa” gale group) “In addition, Balboa and the Spaniards were told by the Indians of a sea that was to the south and of a gold-rich culture of Indians; he set about immediately to gain support for the expedition.” (“Vasco Núñez de Balboa” gale group) For example, “The Indians of Darién, less warlike than their neighbours of Urabá and without poisoned arrows, were not formidable foes and often fled at the approach of the Spaniards. The Spanish arsenal included their terrible war dogs, sometimes used by Balboa as executioners to tear Indian victims to pieces.” (“Vasco Núñez de Balboa” Britannica) Balboa’s idea of putting Indians at war against themselves was copied by many other conquers and was very effective. Balboa's treatment of Indians and policy about them set the way Indians would be treated throughout the exploration period and into the period of
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