Pocorosa

Pocorosa was an Indigenous chief whose territory lay in eastern Panama, near the Caribbean coast and the lands of Comogre. Spanish accounts describe settlements inland and on the coast, the latter supplying fish to those farther from the sea. In December 1513 Vasco Núñez de Balboa entered Pocorosa’s lands on his return from the Pacific. His expedition continued through the neighboring territories toward Santa María del Darién, bringing the first Spanish incursions into this part of the isthmus.