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Juan Ponce de Leon conquered Puerto Rico and searched for the Fountain of Youth. He also discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth.
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Ponce De Leon, a Governor of P.R. led an expedition to Florida in 1513 in search of it.
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In 1513, Juan Ponce DE Leon came to the Sunshine State in search of the mythical fountain of youth, and named it Florida. Sometimes it seems that everyone in America over the age of sixty is searching for that fountain too.Tallahassee is the state capital, although Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida.
Juan Ponce de León set out to search for this fountain, and he thought he would find it in Florida.
He wasn't searching for it. That was only a legend. He was actually seeking gold and exploring Florida at the time.
well the discovery of Florida was just an accident. Ponce De Leon was the founder and he was in search for thefountain of youth. Legend says that if you drink from the fountain you will stay in your youth days for eternity.
Ponce de Leon. He set out to find gold in what's now Florida and found none, but heard of a legendary fountain of youth and set out instead to find it.
Juan Ponce De Leon's impact was he found Florida and named it after all the flowers he saw. He was in search for The Fountain Of Youth. He went on to try to find it again but landed on the West coast of Florida and Indians shot at him and his crew. Ponce got hit by an arrow and later died from his wounds.
Juan Ponce de Leon (1460-1521)He was famous for his search for the fabled "Fountain of Youth" near Bimini and for his discovery of Florida (which he named for the Easter feast of flowers). He also discovered the Bahama Channel, which provided a shorter route between Cuba and Europe.