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Juan Ponce De Presidential Elections
1,118 wordsTo begin with I believe that the first and probably the most important event in the Floridas history and development was, of course, its discovery. Floridas peninsula first has been found when Columbus made his first voyage to the New Land in 1492. But the real historical records of this land indeed started when Juan Ponce de Len the Spanish adventures and explorer arrived in 1513. In the beginning of April this man with his crew landed in the north-east cost of Florida. This place is now called...
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Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
507 wordsPonce de Leon was a sailor and explorer for Spain. He had been given governorship of Hispaniola where he soon discovered that on Puerto Rico gold was found. He soon conquered the island and was given governorship of it. From the gold he became very wealthy. He soon learned of an Indian tale of an island called Bimini. On the Island There were supposedly lots if gold and pearls and a mystical fountain that could restore ones youth. Ponce de Leon asked for and received permission to conquer and se...
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Jaques Cousteau Juan Ponce Named
1,202 wordsJaques Cousteau Jaques Cousteau was born June 11, 1910 in France. His father Daniel, a lawyer worked for Eugene Higgins. His mother Elizabeth looked after him andes brother Pierre. Jaques Cousteau loved the water. As a child, he would place his hands inthe water to feel the current over his fingers. Unlike other children, young Jaques could not play in the ocean or run along the beaches because he warwick. Jaques had to remain inactive to stay healthy. At age 7, Jaques turned tothe world of book...
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Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De
1,108 wordsJuan Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460, in Tierra de Campos Paleia, in Leon, Spain. He came from a noble family and entered the royal household as a page for Pedro Nunez de Guzman, at the Court of Aragon. Later, young Ponce de Leon would become a solider for Spain and fight in the battles to drive the Moors from Granada. In 1493, Leon sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to America. He was a member of the forces that enslaved the Indians in Hispaniola. This was t...
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Juan Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
769 wordsJuan Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De Leon was born 1474 in Terms de San Campos, Spain. He served as a page for a powerful lord. Schooled in warfare from an early age, he took part in many campaigns waged by the Spaniards to expel the Moors. In 1493, at the age of 19, he volunteered to accompany Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. They sailed through the island chain of the Lesser Antilles. Ponce spent the next few years as a soldier and distinguished himself for bravery. He also acted as...
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Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De
1,701 wordsJuan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460, in Tierra de Campos Paleia, in Leon, Spain (Ponce, 1996). He came from a noble family and entered the royal household as a page for Pedro Nunez de Guzman, at the Court of Aragon. Later, young Ponce de Leon would become a solider for Spain and fight in the battles to drive the Moors from Granada (Blassingame, 1991). In 1493, Leon sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to America (Ponce, 1996). He was a member of the forces that enslaved the Indi...
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Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
287 wordsJuan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 in Spain. He fought for Spain in the battle which defeated the Moors of Granada as a teenager. In 1493 he traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus on his second, less famous, voyage to the New world. He fought in a battle the island of Hispaniola against revolutionaries against Spain. His bravery in that battle was rewarded by King Ferdinand II of Spain. The reward for his role in the Spanish victory was a commission to explore the island of Puerto R...
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Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
293 wordsPonce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 in Spain. He fought for Spain in the battle which defeated the Moors of Granada as a teenager. In 1493 he traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus on his second, less famous, voyage to the New world. He fought in a battle on the island of Hispaniola against revolutionaries against Spain. His bravery in that battle was rewarded by King Ferdinand II of Spain. The reward for his role in the Spanish victory was a commission to explore the i...
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Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De
2,414 wordsPonce de Leon? s Search for the Elusive Fountain Ponce de Leon? s quest for the fountain of youth led to the discovery of Florida and many other unexpected yet significant discoveries. His discoveries helped him to become a rich man and a brave conquistador. On March 3, 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon sailed from the island of Puerto Rico with three ships. After asking King Ferdinand of Spain permission to conquer and settle the island of Bimini, Ponce de Leon set sail on a quest for a mythical fountai...
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