who discovered the pacific ocean on september 25 1513
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Vasco Núñez de Balboa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈβasko ˈnuɲeθ ðe βalˈβo.a]; c. 1475 – around January 12–21, 1519)[1] was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.