What convinced Magellan to trust Balboa's instinct to sail west to reach Asia in 1519?

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Daniel Maclean · Answer 1 · 2021-11-21T05:35:06+0000

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The fact that Balboa discovered the South Sea (current name at that time for the Pacific Ocean) meant that it was possible to reach Asia by sea going westward. This is what Magellan believed.

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What convinced Magellan to trust Balboa's instinct to sail west to reach Asia in 1519?

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