Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region.
The fact that Balboa discovered the South Sea (current name at that time for the Pacific Ocean) meant that it was possible to reach Asia by sea going westward. This is what Magellan believed.
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