Who Am I? Columbus, Balboa, de Soto

In 1500, I joined an expedition to Hispaniola.  For 7 years, I lived there and worked as a farmer.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

I led 3 ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

I crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

Pizarro and I conquered the Inca Indian empire in Peru

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

I was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

On October 12, 1492 we landed on an island in the Caribbean.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sponsored my expeditions to America.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

I made my fortune by selling Indian slaves.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

I hid in a barrel on a ship to escape my creditors.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

Then in 1539, I set out from Cuba to explore Florida with hundreds of men, pigs, and horses in search of gold.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez

  de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto