The Life of Juan Ponce de Leon

The date is September 24,1493 we are about to set off on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean. I had heard that the Taino Indians speak of a magic fountain and a rejuvenating river somewhere to the north of Cuba. I know that If I can discover the Fountain of Youth then I will go down in history as the world’s greatest explorer.

but he was not the first to discover Florida. Juan Ponce De Leon was a great explorer he was born around the 1460’s and came from a village called San Tervas de Campos (Lawson 1). At an early age he trained to become an aristocrat, he was a very intelligent explorer. Before Florida he was the governor of Puerto Rico until the title was prevented to be established by the Crown because of Ovando. A series of events that followed made him believe that there wasn’t anything for him there anymore.

Juan Seguin was born on October 27, 1806 in San Antonio. His parents were Juan Jose Maria Erasmo Seguin (who started one of the first schools) and Maria Josefa Becerra. Although he had little formal schooling, he was encouraged by his father to read and write At a young age Juan started to help his mother run his father's post office. This little bit of caring for his mother and father helped turn him into the person everyone knows today. When he was about 12, Juan got his first horse that he named Reina or princess. Three years later at age 15 he went on his first mission. Then at age 17 he was a congressman for 2 years. This gave him the political help that he needed in the future to become the the Mayor of San Antonio.

Hernando de Soto was born circa 1496 in the Extremadura region of Spain, and was always ambitious at heart. History.com says “at a very young age he developed dreams of making his

Juan Ponce de Leon was conceived in 1460 and kicked the bucket in 1521. In 1502 Ponce de Leon was in the West Independents filling in as a Chief under Nicolas de Ovando who was legislative head of Hispaniola. In 1508 Juan Ponce de Leon went with Columbus and attempted to colonize Hispaniola and was conceded authorization to investigate the island. As a reward for stifling an Indian rebellion, he was named to be the commonplace legislative head of the eastern piece of Hispaniola by Ovando. In the wake of hearing relentless reports of gold to be found on Puerto Rico, Ponce de Leon investigated and settled that island, establishing the province's most established settlement, Capara, close what is currently San Juan. Ponce de Leon was the primary

In 1460, in Santervas de Campos, Spain, Juan Ponce de Leon was born to a noble family. He learned military tactics and social skills while serving as a page at the court of Aragon. Ponce de Leon also fought against the Moors in Granada as a soldier. Led by Christopher Columbus, Juan may have gone on the second voyage to the West Indies. He started settlements and constructed defenses in Hispaniola for Spain. Ponce de Leon was given the position of the provincial governor of the eastern part of Hispaniola because he reduced a native uprising in 1504. Juan met and married a woman named Leonora on his journey back to Spain.

Throughout the history of Texas, Europeans have influenced Texas’ history and its findings. From the beginning, Europeans were the ones that discovered Texas while exploring the Americas. A Spanish explorer, Cabeza De Vaca, was the first person to ever step foot on Texas’ soil. He documented his journey about his findings in Texas and the Americas. The book was called “The Journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.’’

Ponce de Leon was a Spanish soldier who had accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second journey to Hispaniola (present-day Haiti). There, Ponce de Leon became a military commander and a deputy governor of the island. He explored the rumors of large gold deposits on the nearby island of San Juan Bautista (Puerto Rico) and discovered it for Spain. On the Spanish king’s orders, Ponce de Leon later returned to the island to colonize and establish gold mines using the natives as slave labor, being appointed as the Spanish governor. He was later removed from office and so set out to explore the rumor of the fountain of youth and discovered Florida. The Spanish conquistador returned to Puerto Rico and reestablished Spanish order in the chaotic country. News of the Spanish king’s passing reached his ears, and he returned to Spain to secure his businesses. His last return to Florida resulted in him being shot with a poison arrow to the thigh, which he later died from.

The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León is the first known European to visit the region and he called it 'La Florida' (Spanish for "land of flowers"), when he visited it in 1513. It is thought that he chose this name because he was impressed by the many colorful flowers of the region and because he visited it during the Easter season, which is called 'Pascua Florida' in Spanish ('Pascua Florida' is a Spanish term that literally means 'flowery festival', but usually refers to the Easter

Juan ponce de leon was born in spain 1460 following the voyages of christopher columbus he was headed to the west indies to find gold and opportunity after decades of work he was serving as a captain for Nicolás de Ovando, Spain’s royal governor of the island of Hispaniola when he went to the west indies they say he found some native who talk about the suggesting of a magical fountain that would restore one's youth there was no proof that he really went looking for

When he landed amid the Inca Empire and its rigid structure and golden riches, he immediately saw potential for occupying the area and bring glory and wealth to Spain. Juan Ponce de Leon began exploring the Floridian coast in 1513. He had 200 men who helped explored the Florida coast. His voyages coincided with the latter journeys of Columbus and while he was exploring the peninsula he was dogged by other Spanish fleets hoping to secure whatever treasures his expeditions might find. Pedro Menedez de Aviles founded the oldest city in North America.

Born sometime around 1485 in Medellin Spain, one of the most prosperous conquistadors of the time was born. In an early age, he was said to be attending the school of the University of Salamanca to initially studying law. But on 1504 he sails to Santo Domingo for a short time. In 1511 he moves to Cuba to help Diego Velasquez to conquer the island. This movement helped Hernan Cortez later on becoming the conquistador that claims the Aztec empire for Spain.

Sylvester started walking towards a section of town where people hardly knew him. He felt he was making the right decision. Piedmonts Park had something to do with it. If they arrived at the park later this evening, he would not have to worry about bumping into one of his co-workers because they would be off for the weekends.

Hernán Cortés, full name Hernando Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, was born in Medellin, in the Kingdom of Castile, Province of Extremadura, Spain in 1485. Cortes’s mom, Catalina Pizarro Altamirano, was a close relative of Francisco Pizarro, who conquered the Incas, While Cortes’s dad, Martín Cortés was a military commander. Cortes was sent to learn at the University of Salamanca at an

His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia this is were all the riches were. On October 12, 1492 land was spotted. It was a small island in the Bahamas. He met natives there that he called Indians because he was convinced that he had landed on islands off the coast of East Asia. He also visited other islands in the Caribbean such as Cuba and Hispaniola. After his discovery he was eager