18th November 2019

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Who were the parents of Juan Ponce de Leon?

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Leonor de Figueroa

Mother

Pedro Ponce de León, Fourth Lord of Villagarcía

Father

Also question is, who sent Juan Ponce de Leon to explore?

Born into Spanish nobility, Juan Ponce de León (1460-1521) may have accompanied Christopher Columbus on his 1493 voyage to the New World. A decade later, he was serving as governor of the eastern province of Hispaniola when he decided to explore a nearby island, which became Puerto Rico.

Who did Ponce de Leon sail for?

Born in Spain in 1460, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León led a European expedition for gold, which eventually brought him to the southeast coast of what would become the United States. He gave Florida its name and went on to become the first governor of Puerto Rico.

What led Spanish explorers to Florida?

In 1521, Ponce de León returned to Florida again to build a colony. He landed on the gulf beaches between Charlotte Harbor and Estero Bay with over 200 settlers, horses, tools, and seeds. As a result of his wound, Ponce de León died at the age of 61 in Cuba.

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Who sent Juan Ponce de Leon to explore?

Born into Spanish nobility, Juan Ponce de León (1460-1521) may have accompanied Christopher Columbus on his 1493 voyage to the New World. A decade later, he was serving as governor of the eastern province of Hispaniola when he decided to explore a nearby island, which became Puerto Rico.

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Where can I find the fountain of youth?

In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there's a tourist attraction dating back a century that purports—albeit in a tongue-in-cheek way—to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513.

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What is Ponce de Leon most famous for?

Born in Spain in 1460, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León led a European expedition for gold, which eventually brought him to the southeast coast of what would become the United States. He gave Florida its name and went on to become the first governor of Puerto Rico.

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When did Ponce de Leon discover the fountain of youth?

According to an apocryphal combination of New World and Eurasian elements, Ponce de León was searching for the Fountain of Youth when he traveled to what is now Florida in 1513.

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Who first discovered the Mississippi River?

De Soto

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What did De Soto discover?

Hernando de Soto was born c. 1500 in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. In the early 1530s, while on Francisco Pizarro's expedition, de Soto helped conquer Peru. In 1539 he set out for North America, where he discovered the Mississippi River. De Soto died of fever on May 21, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana.

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What is the meaning of the word Florida?

Florida was named by explorer Ponce de Leon in 1513. The name "Florida" comes from the Spanish word "florido," which means "full of flowers," or "flowery."

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Who commissioned Juan Ponce de Leon?

Ponce de León, Juan (1460–1521) Spanish explorer. A veteran of Columbus' second voyage, he conquered Puerto Rico for Spain (1508–09), and in 1513 led an expedition to explore rumoured islands north of Cuba. He reached land near what is now St Augustine, Florida, USA.

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What are some interesting facts about Ponce de Leon?

Juan Ponce de Leon is believed to be the first European to set foot on Florida's land. When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain following his second voyage to the New World, Juan Ponce de Leon stayed behind. He became the governor of Higuey, a Dominican province.

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Who found Florida?

Ponce de León

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What is the state of Florida named after?

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, who led the first European expedition to Florida in 1513, named the state in tribute to Spain's Easter celebration known as “Pascua Florida,” or Feast of Flowers.

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When did Ponce de Leon find Florida?

Ponce de Leon named the peninsula he believed to be an island “La Florida” because his discovery came during the time of the Easter feast, or Pascua Florida. In 1521, he returned to Florida in an effort to establish a Spanish colony on the island.

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What is Caboto home country?

John Cabot (c. 1450, disappeared May 1498), born Giovanni Caboto, was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England.

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Who discovered the PR?

Christopher Columbus

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How old is Saint Augustine Florida?

St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor. He named the settlement "San Agustín", as his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land in Florida eleven days earlier on August 28, the feast day of St. Augustine.

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What was the diet of the first peoples to inhabit Florida?

Modern researchers think that their diet consisted of small animals, plants, nuts, and shellfish. These first Floridians settled in areas where a steady water supply, good stone resources for tool making, and firewood were available. Over the centuries, these native people developed complex cultures.

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What is the first city in the United States?

In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida on his search for the legendary Fountain of Youth. He landed at St. Augustine, which claims to be the oldest continuously settled city in the United States. Claimed as a Spanish territory, St. Augustine was officially founded in 1565.

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What is Saint Augustine Florida famous for?

St. Augustine was the first city in America. Therefore making it the oldest city in the United States, founded by the Spanish in 1565. 2. The legendary spring, the Fountain of Youth, made famous by explorer Ponce de Leon, is in St. Augustine and located on what is now known as the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

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Which explorer discovered the Mississippi River?

Hernando de Soto

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How did the United States gain control of Florida?

Acquisition of Florida: Treaty of Adams-Onis (1819) and Transcontinental Treaty (1821) The colonies of East Florida and West Florida remained loyal to the British during the war for American independence, but by the Treaty of Paris in 1783 they returned to Spanish control.

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