The Legend of Balboa

With Carretta as an ally, Balboa turned inland to the area dominated by a Cascica named Panca. He looted his village and burned it to the ground; next he set his sights on another powerful Cascica, Comagre. The Spanish began to divide up the gold in Comagre's domain but some officers were unhappy with their shares. According to legend, this prompted Pacuianco to knock over the scales used to measure the gold: "If you are so hungry for gold that you leave your lands to cause strife in those of others, I shall show you a province where you can quell this hunger" This was probably the first word Europeans had