Juan Ponce de Leon
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The first famous European who stepped into Florida. He also discovered the flow of the bay and is known for his "fountain of youth". He also set up the oldest village in Europe in Puerto Rico.
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Juan Ponce de Leon came from a highly educated noble Spanish family that is suitable for his position. And I teach several languages, physics, geometry, mathematics, and astronomy.
On the second voyage of Christopher Columbus on September 25, 1493, there were 16 vessels from Cádiz carrying about 1,500 men including Juan Ponce de Leon
In the second voyage of Christopher Columbus on September 25, 1493, 16 vessels from Cádiz, including Juan Ponce de Leon, were carrying about 1,500 people
Columbus founded a Spanish settlement in Haiti, looked for gold, and Juan Ponce de Leon gained a wealth of experience from this discovery journey.
Christopher Columbus returned to Spain on September 29, 1494, but Juan Ponce de Leon stayed in Santo Domingo (now known as the Dominican Republic)
On February 23, 1512, Charles V granted a patent granting Juan Ponce de Leon the name of Adelantado and the discovery of the general jurisdiction of the people of Bimini (Bahamas).
1508: Ponce de Leon established the first settlement in Puerto Rico in Kapala (later transferred to San Juan) Ponce de Leon used a Puerto Rican gray dog colony feared by a few military and locals ing
On March 3, 1513, Ponce departed from Sande (Puerto Rico) with three boats at their own expense.
On March 14, 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon arrived at San Salvador's Guanahani. There, Christopher Columbus first saw the land.
On April 2, 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon occupied the land of Ponce de León called "Pasca of Florida".
Through his friend Pedro Nunez de Guzmann on September 27, 1514, he received a second subsidy granting him the right to settle in Bimini and Florida (when Florida was considered an island)
In 1521, he set out to prepare two vessels to be colonized in Florida. The construction of the house Ponce de Leon and its parties was attacked by the Kalusa tribe (Songdo)
Juan Ponce de Leon returned to Havana in Cuba, where he died of injury. His tomb of the old San Juan Cathedral
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Juan Ponce de Leon was born in Sant Vas de Campos in Spain in 1474. His father Luis Ponce de Leon and his mother Leonor de Figueroa are aristocrats. In boyhood he served as a nostalgic personal waiter of Don Pedro Núñezde Guzmán. Guzman is the chief of the knight of the Royal Court and is in a very important position 1. As a homesicker, the young Ponce de Leon responds to the demands of the guzzan, including taking care of his horse and helping him dress up. In return, he is trained in social etiquette, hunting and intense military training. In 1487, when he went to the Kingdom of Granada to fight Muslim Moors, his military skills were tried. The war ended in 1492. A year later in September 1493, Ponce de Leon continued his second voyage to the New World of Christopher Columbus 2 He settled in Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic and Haiti). In 1502, he married a Spanish woman named Leonor with four children.
Juan Ponce de Leon petitioned Spanish king Ferdinand and urged royal family permission to travel to Puerto Rico. The king agreed. In August 1508, Ponce de Leon gathered the crew and a few ships and set sail. From 1508 to 1509 he explored the island and founded the oldest Kapala village near San Juan. In 1510, King Spain became Puerto Rico's Governor General Ponce de Leon. However, he was replaced by Diego Columbus in 1511. When Christopher Columbus found