Unit 4 Lesson 5: Repaso de “En nuestra casa” Quiz Flashcards
Panamá’s official currency is called the
balboa
The U.S. dollar is also legal currency in Panamá, and the two have been equivalent since 1903. What does that
So if you exchanged your U.S. money, you would get the exact same amount in Panamanian money.
However, balboa bills don’t even exist anymore. They are not being minted, and everyone uses U.S. dollars. What panamaian currency still exist?
. What you will see in circulation are Panamanian coins.
Why is Panamá’s official currency called the balboa
Panamá’s official currency is called the balboa, in honor of the Spanish explorer, Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Whoose Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa, who is credited with being the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the American continent.
You might be wondering why Panamá doesn’t exclusively use its own currency.
Well, for one thing, Panamá’s economy is based largely on trade and commerce. Because the U.S. dollar is the currency used for international commerce, using it in Panamá makes trade much simpler for everyone involved—buyers, sellers, intermediaries, and banks.
Colón made a total of four trips to the New World. What did he do on his 3rd trip
On his third trip, he claimed the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad. Colón finally reached the mainland areas of Central America
Panamanian coins.
These are equivalent to U.S. coins, although they have different names. A centésimo is a penny, or one cent. There are coins in denominations of 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, and 50¢, with values corresponding to the U.S. nickel, dime, quarter, and half-dollar.
When did Cristóbal Colón, or Christopher Columbus reach the island of San Salvador
When Cristóbal Colón, or Christopher Columbus, reached the island of San Salvador on October 12, 1492, and the island of La Española about two months later, he couldn’t have imagined the whole new era that would now open up in politics, economics, and international relations all over the world.
Colón made a total of four trips to the New World. What was his 4th trip like and what are crónicas
Both he and his son Hernando, who accompanied Colón on his fourth expedition, wrote down the events that unfolded during this period in journals called crónicas.
Colón was followed by many other explorers. Whoose Hernán Cortés
In 1519, Hernán Cortés entered southern México and made his way up to the Aztec capital called Tenochtitlán. There he defeated the emperor Montezuma and claimed his lands for España.
What did Vasco Núñez de Balboa find in 1519
Vasco Núñez de Balboa founded the city of Panamá.
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés
. Oviedo was a scholar and historian in the Spanish court, but he dreamed of visiting the New World. In 1514, he made his first trip here, inspecting the gold mines of the mainland. He later held several different positions for Spain, including inspector general of trade, governor of Santo Domingo and governor of Cartagena (on the Caribbean coast of Colombia).
Oviedo sailed for Panamá and after many years, completed his work, titled La historia general y natural de las Indias. What does this book describe
This book described the daily lives of the indigenous people and their environment. It also introduced Europeans to such exotic discoveries as hammocks and pineapples, and a system of cooking over an open fire that the natives called barbacoa—the origin of the term barbeque.
