What country sponsored Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.Aug 19, 2020

AKA: Vasco BalboaBalboa

Birth Date: 1475

Death Date: January 12, 1519

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