By Emma Hindt Juan Ponce de Leon was a young sailor for Christopher Columbus in his second voyage to the new world In 1506 Juan Ponce de Leon explored an island called Borinquen modern day Puerto ID: 369377
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Juan Ponce de Leon
By Emma HindtSlide2
Juan Ponce de Leon was a young sailor for Christopher Columbus in his second voyage to the new world.Slide3
In 1506 Juan Ponce de Leon explored an island called Borinquen ( modern day Puerto
Rico.
)Slide4
King Ferdinand from Spain sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon’s journey.Slide5
Ponce de Leon set out to find “The Fountain of Youth” in 1513.Slide6
After one month of sailing he found an island with palm trees, sweet smelling flowers, and beautiful birds.Slide7
In 1521 Ponce de Leon started a settlement in Florida. Slide8
Juan Ponce de Leon and his two-hundred men that
were
on his ship were attacked and Ponce de Leon was shot with a arrow.Slide9
Ponce de Leon soon died after his return to Cuba.Slide10
Juan Ponce de Leon never knew that Florida was not an island but was part of a vast continent. Slide11
Bibliography:
Social Studies Alive!
Palo Alto, CA: Teachers’
Curriculum Institute, 2010. 61.