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Ponce de Leon wanted to find gold and the Fountain of youth. He was the first European to set foot in Florida.
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Ponce de Leon came from a noble Spanish family and was well educated as befitted his status and would have been taught several languages, physics, geometry, mathematics and astronomy
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Early historians place his birth in 1460, more recent evidence show he was like born in 1474. His family genealogy is extremely confusing and poorly documented.
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In the late 1480's, Ponce de León was a knight. He joined the military campaign to drive the Moors out of Spain. Ponce de León learned to read and write, ride a horse, hunt, and fight with a sword.
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Ponce travelled the seas as a Privateer, attacking ships belonging to the Moors
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The Second voyage of Christopher Columbus with 16 ships from Cadiz, carrying about 1500 men - including Juan Ponce de Leon
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Juan Ponce de Leon stays in Santo Domingo.
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Ponce de Leon founded the first settlement in Puerto Rico, Ponce de Leon colonized Puerto Rico using just a few troops and one greyhound who scared the natives.
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Juan Ponce de Leon leads an expedition to florida to claim land for Spain since he discovered this country while looking for the fountain of youth.
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He and his party were attacked by a tribe of the Calusa. Ponce was injured by a poison arrow.
