The Life of Juan Ponce de Leon

The date is September 24,1493 we are about to set off on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean. I had heard that the Taino Indians speak of a magic fountain and a rejuvenating river somewhere to the north of Cuba. I know that If I can discover the Fountain of Youth then I will go down in history as the world’s greatest explorer.

Juan Ponce de Leon was conceived in 1460 and kicked the bucket in 1521. In 1502 Ponce de Leon was in the West Independents filling in as a Chief under Nicolas de Ovando who was legislative head of Hispaniola. In 1508 Juan Ponce de Leon went with Columbus and attempted to colonize Hispaniola and was conceded authorization to investigate the island. As a reward for stifling an Indian rebellion, he was named to be the commonplace legislative head of the eastern piece of Hispaniola by Ovando. In the wake of hearing relentless reports of gold to be found on Puerto Rico, Ponce de Leon investigated and settled that island, establishing the province's most established settlement, Capara, close what is currently San Juan. Ponce de Leon was the primary

Hernando de Soto was born circa 1496 in the Extremadura region of Spain, and was always ambitious at heart. History.com says “at a very young age he developed dreams of making his

Juan Seguin was born on October 27, 1806 in San Antonio. His parents were Juan Jose Maria Erasmo Seguin (who started one of the first schools) and Maria Josefa Becerra. Although he had little formal schooling, he was encouraged by his father to read and write At a young age Juan started to help his mother run his father's post office. This little bit of caring for his mother and father helped turn him into the person everyone knows today. When he was about 12, Juan got his first horse that he named Reina or princess. Three years later at age 15 he went on his first mission. Then at age 17 he was a congressman for 2 years. This gave him the political help that he needed in the future to become the the Mayor of San Antonio.

Christopher Columbus and Alvez Nunez Cabeza de Vaca were both explorers for Spain, but under different rulers and different times. The more famous, Christopher Columbus, came before de Vaca’s time. Columbus sailed a series of four voyages between 1492 and 1504 in search for a route to Asia which led accidentally to his discovery of new land inhabited with Indians. Christopher sailed under the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella for his journey to the “Indies,” whom he was loyal to by claiming everything in their name. De Vaca , followed in Christopher’s footsteps and journeyed to Hispanionola for Spain’s emperor, Charlves V, the grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella. Both, Columbus and de Vaca composed a series of letters addressing the

In 1460, in Santervas de Campos, Spain, Juan Ponce de Leon was born to a noble family. He learned military tactics and social skills while serving as a page at the court of Aragon. Ponce de Leon also fought against the Moors in Granada as a soldier. Led by Christopher Columbus, Juan may have gone on the second voyage to the West Indies. He started settlements and constructed defenses in Hispaniola for Spain. Ponce de Leon was given the position of the provincial governor of the eastern part of Hispaniola because he reduced a native uprising in 1504. Juan met and married a woman named Leonora on his journey back to Spain.

The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León is the first known European to visit the region and he called it 'La Florida' (Spanish for "land of flowers"), when he visited it in 1513. It is thought that he chose this name because he was impressed by the many colorful flowers of the region and because he visited it during the Easter season, which is called 'Pascua Florida' in Spanish ('Pascua Florida' is a Spanish term that literally means 'flowery festival', but usually refers to the Easter

Juan ponce de leon was born in spain 1460 following the voyages of christopher columbus he was headed to the west indies to find gold and opportunity after decades of work he was serving as a captain for Nicolás de Ovando, Spain’s royal governor of the island of Hispaniola when he went to the west indies they say he found some native who talk about the suggesting of a magical fountain that would restore one's youth there was no proof that he really went looking for

Throughout the history of Texas, Europeans have influenced Texas’ history and its findings. From the beginning, Europeans were the ones that discovered Texas while exploring the Americas. A Spanish explorer, Cabeza De Vaca, was the first person to ever step foot on Texas’ soil. He documented his journey about his findings in Texas and the Americas. The book was called “The Journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.’’

but he was not the first to discover Florida. Juan Ponce De Leon was a great explorer he was born around the 1460’s and came from a village called San Tervas de Campos (Lawson 1). At an early age he trained to become an aristocrat, he was a very intelligent explorer. Before Florida he was the governor of Puerto Rico until the title was prevented to be established by the Crown because of Ovando. A series of events that followed made him believe that there wasn’t anything for him there anymore.

In the 16th century Spaniards Herman Cortes and Christopher Columbus set out on endeavoring journeys in search of new worlds. Christopher Columbus encountered, in the Caribbean islands, a group of extremely simplistic Native Americans. Herman Cortes however encountered a much more advanced Native American group in Meso America; we formally know this area to be Mexico. In my essay I will be comparing and contrasting several aspects between both of these Native American Civilizations including sophistication, technology, housing, weapons, religion and their reaction to the Spaniards. Letters written by Columbus and Cortes will be used to make these comparisons.

Born sometime around 1485 in Medellin Spain, one of the most prosperous conquistadors of the time was born. In an early age, he was said to be attending the school of the University of Salamanca to initially studying law. But on 1504 he sails to Santo Domingo for a short time. In 1511 he moves to Cuba to help Diego Velasquez to conquer the island. This movement helped Hernan Cortez later on becoming the conquistador that claims the Aztec empire for Spain.

When he landed amid the Inca Empire and its rigid structure and golden riches, he immediately saw potential for occupying the area and bring glory and wealth to Spain. Juan Ponce de Leon began exploring the Floridian coast in 1513. He had 200 men who helped explored the Florida coast. His voyages coincided with the latter journeys of Columbus and while he was exploring the peninsula he was dogged by other Spanish fleets hoping to secure whatever treasures his expeditions might find. Pedro Menedez de Aviles founded the oldest city in North America.

Sylvester started walking towards a section of town where people hardly knew him. He felt he was making the right decision. Piedmonts Park had something to do with it. If they arrived at the park later this evening, he would not have to worry about bumping into one of his co-workers because they would be off for the weekends.

Hernan (also Hernando or Fernando) Cortes was born in Medellin, Estramadura, in Spain in 1485 to a family of minor nobility.