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My explorer is Juan Ponce De Leon. Juan Ponce De Leon was born in a village called Satervás De Compas in the northern part of what is now the Spanish Province of Valladolid in 1460. Juan died in 1521 from a wound he got in battle when ,he was hit by a poisonous
arrow in the thigh.

Ponce De Leon was born into a noble family. Boys born in noble families learned to be knights. Juan learned to use weapons, ride horses, and hunt. In 1493 Juan learned of Christopher Columbus finding America. That year, Juan went along on Columbus’ second trip to Santo Domingo to explore the Americas. During the early 1500’s Ponce De Leon built settlements in Hispaniola which is now known as the Dominican Republic. On one of his return trips to Spain, he married a woman named Leonora and had three …show more content…

Juan Ponce De Leon was sent by the Spanish crown to explored Puerto Rico in search of riches and gold. He took 50 soldiers in one ship and found much gold and opportunity., Tthe expedition was a success and he was named the Governor of Puerto Rico.

He also discovered Florida in 1513, while searching for the fountain of youth. He was the first european to step foot on Florida land. Juan Ponce De Leon named Florida, he named it that because of the floral vegetation. Juan Ponce De Leon never found the fountain of youth.

The most interesting thing I learned about Juan Ponce De Leon was that he got interested in sailing through his cousin Christopher Columbus. On Christopher Columbus’ second voyage in 1493 Juan did not return with Christoper because him and Columbus had a disagreement. During his stay Juan caught a disease that made him loss his right hand and he had to learn how to type left handed.
Another thing that i found interesting was why the names of the citys and countrys changed. An example of this would be Santo Domingo to the Dominican Republic.



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