Transcript CHAPTER 2-2 Pages 34-41 - Ozark R

EARLY EXPLORATION
EQ: Why did Spain and Portugal want to find
a sea route to Asia?
School of Navigation
Maps made more accurate
Stronger ships
All this encouraged exploration
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Francisco Nunes de Balboa
Balboa claims dominion over the South Seas. In
1510, Francisco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519)
established a settlement at Darien in present-day
Panama. He led an expedition to the west coast of
the isthmus and became the first European to look
out on what he called "the south seas." When he
saw the new body of water, Balboa exclaimed,
"¡Qué pacífico!" ("how calm!"), thus naming it and
claiming it for Spain. Unhappily, his jealous fatherin-law, Pedrarias Dávila, later had Balboa tried for
treason and beheaded.
To Settle
dispute between
Portugal & Spain
over claims of
land in the
Americas
AMERICAS
WEST
WEST
ASIA
ROUND
ROUND