De la Quadra -Salcedo encourages Spain to strengthen ties with the Pacific

Madrid, November 18 ( EFE ) . - Spanish journalist and adventurer Miguel de la Quadra -Salcedo told Efe that the historical ties to Spain with the Pacific have not been exploited enough , although in recent times are intensifying . the founder of the Ruta Quetzal attended the presentation ceremony at the Casa de America in a facsimile edition that contains documents relating to Vasco Nunez de Balboa , Spanish explorer who discovered the so called South Sea , as part of the celebrations for the V Centennial of this event . " the discovery by Nunez de Balboa did we first look to the other side ," added de la Quadra -Salcedo , noting that across the Isthmus of Panama , the Spanish explorer took a decisive step for complete the desire of Christopher Columbus to reach the India.El Duke of Veragua , a descendant of the discoverer of the New World and also named Christopher Columbus , also attended the presentation, and recalled that his ancestor " and knew there was a sea across the continent , but unfortunately did not have health to come. " Both de la Quadra -Salcedo as Christopher Columbus participated in the new edition by historians as Feliciano Correa, who in his speech highlighted the origins " interclass " Núñez de Balboa , who became " open to the strange, able to deal with different people " during his presentation expediciones.En also attended Panama 's ambassador in Spain , Roberto Eduardo Arango , and Colombia , Fernando Carrillo.La American House welcomes up next February an exhibition on the 500 years of European contact with the Pacific, and a series of dissemination events related to exploration.