Around the World in a Hundred Years #10

This was about Vasco Nunez de Balboa (to make it easier on myself I will just call him Rocky) Shortly after Columbus returned from his third voyage to the new world, lots of people were crossing the ocean looking for fame and fortune. One of which was the fencing master Rocky. On his way there Rocky's ships crashed on some rocks near land. They were able to save all of their jewels at the cost of their slaves. Rocky became a settler and lived in the new world. Somehow he kept getting in debt and the rule of the island was that nobody who was in debt was aloud to leave the island. Randomly in 1509 a ship turned up on the island and Rocky sneaked on to the ship in order to get off the island. After they were far away from the shore Rocky came out from hiding and pretty much took charge of the ship. He kept exploring and then later settled again. He had some native Indians take him to "new water" and he claimed it as a new Ocean.