What was the name of the South Pacific Ocean in the Middle Ages?

Vasco Balboa – conquistador, traveler and navigator from Spain in 1513 gave him the name “South Sea”. This name lasted 7 years. Fernand Magellan – Spanish and Portuguese traveler renamed it “Quiet Waters”. This is where the name “Pacific Ocean” comes from.



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