Interpret an allusion is an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work. what allusion is made in the first paragraph of the story? how does this allusion shape readers understanding of balboa character

In the first paragraph, it seems that the character creates and allusion to his character in the story. And he is portrayed as a self-aware person, he thinks that his name will transcend him: This situation let him to commit many mistakes in his judgement - His is not aware of the why in which his travelling began.