Question

What is ironic about Balboa's first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean

Answer 1

The 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519) helped establish the first stable settlement on the South American continent at Darién, on the coast of the Isthmus of Panama. In 1513, while leading an expedition in search of gold, he sighted the Pacific Ocean. hope this helps

Answer 2

The ironic side of the finding of the Pacific Ocean is that it was not a pacific action.Balboa was accused of committing treson and was executed by Davila, the governor , who hated him.The discovery or sight of was was called pacific ended up with blood and death