When the Human Stars Shine 1-The Immortal Fugitive Balboa

Balboa was the first Spaniard, the first European, and the first Christian to discover the Pacific Ocean, an ocean that was not known to people at that time.

Balboa was originally a man in the market, making a living by being brave and ruthless, and owed a lot of debts. Deep in debt, he hid on the ship to America. He becomes a hero, a rebel, an explorer, and a fugitive with a complicated identity. To survive, he knows he must find El Dorado or do something more daring to settle his debts. He blends in. Enciso's expedition fleet, he and his teammates experienced many difficulties, and through force and iron-fisted methods, they finally succeeded in crossing the Isthmus of Panama, found the Pacific Ocean, and seized the supreme rule of the colony.

When acknowledging the achievements of Europeans in discovering the world's oceans, what cannot be ignored is the purpose mentioned in the story-greed, avoiding creditors, grabbing gold, and for the gold they brag about, they made the colonial people The natives suffered blood and tears.

When he discovered that the chief owned a large amount of gold, he became greedy for the local gold.

As a Christian, he tied up a group of unarmed indigenous people and let a group of hungry Tibetan mastiffs tear them apart and devour them. This revealed the despicable side behind him, which made people feel dehumanized and despondent. Do your best.

His selfishness can be seen from the fact that when he reached the top of the mountain, he asked everyone to stop and went up alone.

The god of fate will not always favor him. Good luck in the world is always limited. The best does not come alone, everything comes together. Another governor sent by the royal family of Spain, Pedrarias, had arrived full of ambition and jealousy, and when Balboa tried for the second time to explore what he thought was the new golden country, he killed him. Sent to the guillotine.

Balboa sought refuge in the cause of immortality, only to be met with destruction. However, this did not prevent him from becoming a great explorer Balboa. If at the beginning, his adventurous exploration was a sad and deplorable act of atonement to absolve himself of the real crime of rebellion, then his risking his life later has a tragic and magnificent significance for mankind. Significance: He was the first person to uncover and see the mystery of the unknown ocean in people's hearts, and became one of the important pioneers of human geographical discovery.