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   Jul 20, 2024 · Juan Ponce de León ( 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico. Contents. Early years. Conquistador and explorer. Family. Images for kids. See also. Early years.

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   Who was Juan Ponce de León?

   • Juan Ponce de León ( 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico. Juan Ponce de León was born in the village of Santervás de Campos in the northern part of what is now the Spanish province of Valladolid.

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   Where did Juan Ponce de León die?

   • Juan Ponce de León died in Cuba, but his remains were later transferred to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they were put to rest in San Juan Cathedral. Puerto Rico's third-largest city, Ponce, bears the explorer's name.

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   What did Ponce de León discover?

   • On that first expedition to Florida, Ponce de León explored the coast, including the Florida Keys, and discovered the Gulf Stream, the warm ocean current that would help future Spanish ships maneuver their way home from the New World.

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   When did Ponce de León visit San Juan?

   • The Spanish crown to give Ponce de León permission to explore the island in 1508-09. (He may have unofficially traveled there on his own before that.) On the official expedition, he took 50 soldiers and a single ship and founded a settlement at Caparra, near what is now San Juan.

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   Juan Ponce de León was an early Spanish explorer of the Americas. He was the first European to visit Florida. He is also famous for his association with the legendary Fountain of Youth. Ponce de León was born in about 1460 in the Spanish province of León.

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   Learn about the life and adventures of Juan Ponce de Leon, the explorer who discovered Florida and searched for the Fountain of Youth. Find out his occupation, birth and death dates, family, achievements, and interesting facts.

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   (1460?–1521). Spanish soldier and explorer Juan Ponce de León founded the first European settlement on Puerto Rico. He is also credited with being the first European to reach Florida. Early Life. Ponce de León was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, in the province of León in northwestern Spain about 1460.

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer who served as governor of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, and allegedly searched for a Fountain of Youth in Florida.

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   Jul 4, 2024 · Juan Ponce de León (born 1460?, Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, León [Spain]—died 1521, Havana, Cuba) was a Spanish explorer who founded the first European settlement on Puerto Rico and who is credited with being the first European to reach Florida in 1513.

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    A statue of Juan Ponce de León stands on the spot where the explorer first landed on the coast of Florida.