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JUAN PONCE DE LEON By Emma Hindt
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JUAN PONCE DE LEON WAS A YOUNG SAILOR FOR CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN HIS SECOND VOYAGE TO THE NEW WORLD.
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IN 1506 JUAN PONCE DE LEON EXPLORED AN ISLAND CALLED BORINQUEN ( MODERN DAY PUERTO RICO. )
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KING FERDINAND FROM SPAIN SPONSORED JUAN PONCE DE LEON’S JOURNEY.
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PONCE DE LEON SET OUT TO FIND “THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH” IN 1513.
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AFTER ONE MONTH OF SAILING HE FOUND AN ISLAND WITH PALM TREES, SWEET SMELLING FLOWERS, AND BEAUTIFUL BIRDS.
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IN 1521 PONCE DE LEON STARTED A SETTLEMENT IN FLORIDA.
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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.
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PONCE DE LEON SOON DIED AFTER HIS RETURN TO CUBA.
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JUAN PONCE DE LEON NEVER KNEW THAT FLORIDA WAS NOT AN ISLAND BUT WAS PART OF A VAST CONTINENT.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY: SOCIAL STUDIES ALIVE! PALO ALTO, CA: TEACHERS’ CURRICULUM INSTITUTE, 2010. 61. BIBLIOGRAPHY: SOCIAL STUDIES ALIVE! PALO ALTO, CA: TEACHERS’ CURRICULUM INSTITUTE, 2010. 61.
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