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juan was born in 1421 in a town could Santervas.
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On Cristepher Columus's second voyage along with 1,200 other sailors.
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Ponce de Leon was assigned the task of crushing the native Taínos, who were considered to be rebellions in Hispaniola.
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Ponce de Leon established a new town in Higüey and named it Salvaleón.
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Ponce de León discovered a nearby island named Borinquen. While there, he found large deposits of gold.
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Ponce de Leon was given a royal contract which outlined his rights and authorities to search for the ‘Islands of Bimini’ also spelled Benimy.
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Ponce de Leon secured a second grant, which gave him the power to make settlements on the Islands of Bimini and Florida.
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After partly pacifying Puerto Rico, which had been in revolt, he sailed to Spain, where the king commissioned him.
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Ponce de Leon set out with two ships which consisted of some 200 men, including priests, farmers and artisans, in order to colonize Florida. He landed on the west coast of Florida but was met by Native American warriors.
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As Juan Ponce went inland for fresh water, the Calusa ambushed them. Ponce de León was shot in the thigh by an arrow and was seriously wounded. He suffered serious injuries in the conflict and died of his wounds in Havana, Cuba. His tomb is in the cathedral in Old San Juan.
