Who Was the First of the European Explorers to Cross

question 22

Multiple Choice

Who was the first of the European explorers to cross the Isthmus of Panama and thereby discover the Pacific Ocean?

• A) Francis Drake
• B) Vaco Núñez de Balboa
• C) William Baffin
• D) Juan Ponce de León
• E) Fedinand Magellan

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