What nationality was Vasco Núñez de Balboa?
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He is credited with being the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean from the Americas, on September 25, 1513. He led the first European expedition to cross the Isthmus of Panama and reach the Pacific Ocean.
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