sep 27, 1513 - Vasco Nuñez de Balboa's Discovery of the Pacific Ocean
Description:
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa and his crew of Spaniards became the first Europeans to ever see the Pacific Ocean after they crossed the Isthmus of Panama in September of 1513. He called it the "South Sea."Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 27, 1513
Now
~ 513 years ago