EXPLORERS/CONQUISTADORS

PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN

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JUAN PONCE DE LÉON

Was born 1460 and died in 1521

He began to explore in 1493 when he accompanied

Christopher Columbus in his second voyage

After serving as captain at Hispaniola he heard rumors of

gold in the nearby islands

1508 the Spanish crown allowed him to explore there.

When he returned to Hispaniola he was named governor of

what is now Puerto Rico

Encourage by the Spanish crown to seek more gold he

decided to explore an island named Bimini. Because he had

heard rumors of a rejuvenating fountain “fountain of youth”

and of more gold could be found in this Island.

In 1513 he landed in what is now the east coast of Florida

which he believed to be just another island and named it

himself. (because of the lands flourish vegetation and because

they landed during the Pascua Florida) he named it ‘Florida’

In his absence from Puerto Rico the natives began

an up rise. He was then giving power by the crown

to subdue the up rise

On his return to Florida he found yet another up

rise the led to a wound by an arrow and travel to

Cuba and died