Miguel Cabello de Balboa
Early years
Early years
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Miguel Cabello de Balboa was a great\-nephew of Captain [Vasco Núñez de Balboa](/wiki/Vasco_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa "Vasco Núñez de Balboa"), the first European to have lead an expedition to encounter the Pacific Ocean from the [New World](/wiki/New_World "New World") in 1513\. He was born at [Archidona](/wiki/Archidona "Archidona"), [Málaga](/wiki/Province_of_M%C3%A1laga "Province of Málaga"), perhaps in either 1530 or 1535, though the exact date is unknown.


How did the fact that Vasco Núñez de Balboa was the first European to lead an expedition to encounter the Pacific Ocean impact historical records?