What was the significance of Balboa's discovery?

Question: What was the significance of Balboa's discovery!?

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Balboa "discovered" the Pacific ocean!. Of course it was already there but he gets the credit!. The discovery of a 'new' ocean proved the globe was much larger than most European scholars has presumed and later proved by Magellan!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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