What did Juan Ponce de Leon contribute to society?

Answer 1

• His discovery of the Gulf Stream would become a very important oceanic current for the Spanish trips from Europe to America.
• Ponce, Puerto Rico's third largest city, was named after him.
• He was buried in Puerto Rico, with the words on his gravestone, "Here rest the bones of a valiant LION, mightier in deeds than in name."
• Remembered best for his quest to find the Fountain of Youth
• Found & first governor of Puerto Rico
• Established the first Spanish settlement in the New World at St. Augustine Florida

Answer 2

Ponce de Leon was with Christopher Columbus on Chris's second voyage to the New World. He's also notable for the legend of the Fountain of Youth.

Answer 3

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To find the "fountain of youth"!

Answer 4

he fought the native Americans and found Florida

Answer 5

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Answer 6

he became governor in 1509 of peorto rico

Answer 7

He named FLA. and explored the southeast.