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Juan Ponce de LeÚ³on and the Spanish discovery of Puerto Rico and Florida
By Fuson, Robert Henderson
- ISBN
- 978-0-93992-382-3
- Publisher
- Blacksburg, Va. : McDonald & Woodward Pub. Co., 2000.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2000
Most fourth graders learn that Juan Ponce de Le"n was looking for the Fountain of Youth when he discovered Florida in 1513. Ponce de Le"n, a member of the Spanish upper class, sailed with Columbus on his second expedition and became a prosperous farmer on Hispaniola and later governor of Puerto Rico. In 1516, he was searching for a rumored island west of Cuba called Bimini when he instead came upon the peninsula of Florida, which he explore...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
