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JUAN PONCE DE LEONBy Gunner Myers
JUAN PONCE DE LEON TRAVELED WITH
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TO THE CARIBBEAN IN
1493 AS A YOUNG SOLIDER OF SPAIN.
FROM THE CARIBBEAN HE EXPLORED AN ISLAND CALLED BORINQUEN [OR PORTO
RICO] IN 1506 HOPING TO DISCOVER GOLD!
SOON AFTER PONCE DE LEON HEARD OF “THE
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.” SO IN 1513 HE SET SAIL TO
FIND IT.
A MONTH LATTER HE SET FOOT ON SHORE AND
NAMED THE [WHAT HE THOUGHT] ISLAND PACUA
OR FLORIDA. BUT HE COULD NOT FIND “THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.”
DEFEATED, PONCE DE LEON RETURNED TO
PORTO RICO. BUT IN 1521 HE SAILED BACK TO
FLORIDA TO START A SETTLEMENT.
HE AND HIS SETTLEMENT WERE THEN ATTACKED BY
AN UNWELCOMING INDIAN TRIBE. IN THE BATTLE PONCE DE LEON WAS
SHOT WITH AN ARROW AND, SOON DIED IN CUBA!
BIBLIOGRAPHYSOCIAL STUDIES ALIVE! PALO ALTO CA: TEACHERS’
CURRICULUM INSTITUTE, 2010.61.
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