The Life and Times of Pizarro

Oheda renounced his governorship, and spent the last five years of his life in Santa Domingo. He died sick and poor and without a penny to his name. Balboa has been to this region before, with the Bastetus expedition almost a decade ago. The conduct of the first Spanish colonists' heads poisoned any chance for a friendly relationship with the natives. It is now that Balboa steps up as leader of the fledgling colony.