What is the Balboa Park in San Francisco named after?
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On the site, Balboapark.org, it is said that the park was named after much discussion by San Diego city fathers in 1915 after Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
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List of San Francisco's placenames etymologies (Wikipedia) credits Balboa Street as being named for Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and I think it would be safe to assume the park is likewise named. There are many parks, roads, islands, etc. in CA named Balboa, and I would find it unlikely that any are not named for the same.
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According to the The San Francisco call., October 10, 1910, pg 3, the park is named after Núñez de Balboa. It states that at the park's dedication...
House and Park Praised
...Prof. George Barron, curator of Golden Gate Park museum made a vigorus plea for playgrounds for the mission district. He touched on the great work being done by the improvement clubs and then told of the trials of Balboa, the great spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific, after whom the park is named...
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