Art by: Enrique Breccia

Written by: Enrique Breccia

Lope de Aguirre was published in 1992 as part of the “Relatos del Nuevo Mundo” series, dedicated to the 500th Anniversary of the discovery of America.

  On 1 September 1513, Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. Setting out from the town of Santa María, which he had founded two years earlier, he crossed the Isthmus of Panama with 190 Spanish soldiers and a thousand indigenous people, finally arriving on the Pacific coast.

  This well-researched historical comic book recounts the adventures of this perilous journey, the attempts at betrayal, the clashes with indigenous peoples, and the final discovery of an ocean still unknown to Europeans.

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Key points:

• First published in Spain in 1992, this book reveals another facet of Enrique Breccia's immense talent

• A powerful historical account paired with vibrant illustrations, this book represents a high point in Breccia’s work, stepping away from pencil and ink to shape form through colour

Technical info:

• Original title: La Descubierta del Pacífico. De mar a mar

• Originally published in 1992 by Planeta de Agostini

• Content: 46 full colour pages

Rights sold: French (Ilatina), Serbian (Lokomotiva), Brazilian Portuguese (Comix Zone)

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