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Juan Ponce de Leon By: Sammy Did you know Juan Ponce de Leon was a famous explorer? He discovered lots of things like Florida. He was also searching for the mythical fountain of youth. Juan Ponce de Leon was a very famous man.

Juan Ponce de Leon Discovered Lots of Things Juan Ponce de Leon started exploring in 1493 on Columbuses second expedition to America. When Christopher Columbus got ready to leave Ponce de Leon said he wanted to stay and look around. After finding Pueto Rico and claiming it for Spain Ponce de Leon sailed off and found Florida, becoming the first ever European to step foot in Florida. Then letting the Europeans know that there are more places in America. And added more places to maps. Ponce de Leon named the land Pascua de Florida, then claiming it for Spain. Ponce de Leon’s last expedition was to find Bimini. After landing on Florida Ponce de Leon met up with native American warriors who wounded him and lots of other men which sadly killed Ponce de Leon. In the future I hope that more explorers find as many amazing things as Ponce de Leon. Maybe you could become an explorer?

By Evan Doherty Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer. He was born in Spain.

Juan Pone de Leon was the first European explorer to find Florida. He sailed with Christopher Columbus. (He started to head to Cuba then headed north again.) He went back to Spain. He was named Captain General by the King of Spain. Juan Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth. He didn’t find the fountain of youth because people say it was a myth.