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.
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh first considered the possibility of filming The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in 1995. They hoped to produce three films, the first based on The Hobbit, with the second and third films being adaptations of The Lord of the Rings. Rights to The Hobbit proved difficult to secure because whilst Saul Zaentz owned the production rights, United Artists held the distribution rights.