Vasco Nunez de Balboa Balboa was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain in 1474. Balboa found passage to the New World on an expedition that would be led by a knight named Alonso de Ojeda. Ojeda had made a name for himself as a successful slave trader. Also traveling on this ship was Francisco Pizarro.
From 263 beards to 94 sets and 1,200 extras: 20 facts about the new Hobbit movie. With more false beards than a Santa convention and more silicon than Sunset Strip, hereâs everything you need to know about The Desolation Of Smaug, part two of Peter Jacksonâs three-part adaptation of Tolkienâs The Hobbit.
Back-to-back filming for The Hobbit films began 21 March, 2011. All location filming was done at sites across New Zealand, and most on-set filming took place at Stone Street Studio, Wellington. Filming also took place at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom in July, 2011.