Balboas

/bælˈboʊəz/ noun

Plural of 'balboa,' the basic monetary unit of Panama, named after the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1517), a Spanish explorer who was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean. Panama adopted the balboa as its currency in 1904, honoring this historical figure.

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