Juan Ponce de Leon

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Juan Ponce de Leon

• By Kelly Montgomery and Haley Donovsky

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Lifespan

• Juan Ponce de Leon was born in the year of
  1460 in Spain and died in Cuba in the year 1521.

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His Adventures

• Leons first expedition was to the Americas
  with his famous cousin, Christopher Columbus in
  1493. However, he stayed in what is now Dominican
  Republic, instead of going back to Spain with
  Columbus. He assisted in the conquest in Higuey,
  the eastern part of Hispaniola, from 1502-1504
  and he was then made governor there. He conquered
  other lands, such as Puerto Rico (1508) Bimini
  (1512). On Mar. 3, 1513, with three ships he
  sighted the Florida peninsula later in the month.
  He landed on St. Augustine in early April. He
  then turned south exploring the Key West and went
  up the west coast of Cape Romano. He explored
  Miami Bay and then returned to Puerto Rico in
  late September of 1513. He calmed down Puerto
  Rico after it revolted. In the year of 1514, he
  went to Spain after he was commissioned by the
  king to subdue Carib of Guadeloupe and to conquer
  and colonize the isle of Florida. In 1515 he
  led an unsuccessful mission against Carib and
  then went back to Puerto Rico, where he resided
  until 1521. 200 men, 50 horses and other domestic
  animals boarded two vessels and set sail for
  Florida in 1521. After his party was attacked by
  Native Americans on the west coast, where he was
  struck with an arrow, they sailed to Cuba where
  he later died.

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Results of Leons voyage

• Leons accomplishments include finding Florida,
  Andros Island, Bimini, finding gold in what is
  now Puerto Rico, helping Columbus with finding
  the Americas, and became governor of Higuey.

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Pictures of Leon and his map for his voyage
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Sources

• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/
  deleon.shtml
• http//www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0839647.htm
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