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JUAN PONCE DE LEON	SPAIN. He explored
(1460?-1521) was a	the state between
SPANISH explorer and	1513 and 1521.
SOLDIER who was the
first EUROPEAN to set	They left on April 8,
foot in FLORIDA . He	heading south in the
also established the	warm current now
OLDEST European	known as the Gulf Stream.
settlement in PUERTO	This oceanic current
RICO and discovered	would become very
the GULF STREAM	important for Spanish
(a current in the Atlantic	trips from Europe to
Ocean). He was also	America. On the return
searching for the legendary	trip, a FIGHT broke out
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH	between Ponce de
and other riches.	Leon's men and
	NATIVE Americans in
He was born in SANTERVAS,	southern Florida. They
Spain around 1460. In	sailed to Cuba, then
his younger years he	headed north, again
served as a SQUIRE	trying to find Bimini
and earned the nickname	(but instead, finding
"POOR KNIGHT". From	Andros Island).
that day forward he
trained himself in	After returning to Puerto
the art of WARFARE.	Rico, Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon later	resumed fighting with
fought MUSLIMS in	the Native Americans
southern Spain in	(putting down their
the early 1490's. He	rebellions against
sailed on CHRISTOPHER	Spanish rule). He
COLUMBUS' second	returned to Spain and
expedition to the	was named a CAPTAIN
Americas in 1493. Ponce	GENERAL by the King
de Leon did not return	of Spain on Sept 27, 1514,
to Spain with Columbus;	and again sailed to
he stayed in Santo Domingo	Puerto Rico to search
where today it is known	for the elusive Bimini.
as the DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC. There he	His last expedition was
became a military	another search for Bimini
COMMANDER and a	in 1521. His force of 200
deputy GOVERNOR .	men landed on the west
	coast of Florida, but
He later heard of GOLD	were met by the CALUSA
in the neighboring island	INDIANS, who WOUNDED
of Borinquen known as	many of the men with
PUERTO RICO and	arrows, including
conquered the island,	Ponce de Leon. Ponce
claiming it for Spain.	de Leon later died in
He was then appointed	Havana, Cuba, from
governor of this island.	this WOUND (in July, 1521).
Due to his extreme	He is buried in San Juan,
BRUTALITY to Native	Puerto Rico. Even with
Americans, he was	all his discoveries he
removed from office	was never able to
in 1511.	find the "fountain of youth".
	*JUAN PONCE DE LEON
Ponce de Leon begged	*SPANISH
and persuaded the king	*SOLDIER
to grant him men and	*EUROPEAN
ships to search for	*FLORIDA
the infamous "fountain	*OLDEST
of youth" (a legendary	*PUERTO RICO
spring that gave people	*GULF STREAM
ETERNAL LIFE and	*FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
HEALTH). He was then	*SANTERVAS
given the right to find	*SQUIRE
and take the island	*POOR KNIGHT
of BIMINI (in the	*WARFARE
Bahamas); he also	*MUSLIMS
began searching for	*CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
this fountain. He sailed	*DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
from Puerto Rico on	*COMMANDER
March 3, 1513, with	*GOVERNOR
three ships, the SANTA	*GOLD
MARIA, the SANTIAGO,	*PUERTO RICO
and the SAN CRISTOBAL,	*BRUTALITY
and about 200 men.	*ETERNAL LIFE
After stops at Grand	*HEALTH
Turk Island and San	*BIMINI
Salvador, they reached	*SANTA MARIA
the east coast of	*SANTIAGO
Florida (St. Augustine)	*SAN CRISTOBAL
in April 1513. Ponce de	*FEAST OF FLOWERS
Leon named the land	*SPAIN
"Pascua de Florida"	*FIGHT
(FEAST OF FLOWERS)	*NATIVE
because they first	*CAPTAIN GENERAL
spotted land on	*CALUSA INDIANS
April 2, 1513, Palm	*WOUNDED
Sunday. He then	*WOUND
claimed the land for

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