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Balboa Sights the Pacific On September 25th 1513, Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean. Balboa was accompanied by 190 Spaniards and several hundred slaves. His discovery spurred those looking for a passage to the Pacific.