Well, he was looking for the Fountain of Youth, but like many explorers, he was also looking for gold, slaves, and other "riches".
yes it was
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king Ferdinand II
Yes!
king Ferdinand
He funded his own trip no the spanish king funded his trip
I think that he did not because i know all about ponce de leon and it did not say anything about that!!!!!!!!Ponce De Leon sailed the Santa Maria de la Consolacion,this was not Columbus' ship the Sante Marie which was lost during Columbus' first trip to the Americas. However Ponce De Leon did sail with Columbus on his 2nd trip to the Americas, likely the Bahamas. De Leon was the first explorer to set foot in Florida.
Orlando
Ponce de Leon was famous for his connection to the legend of the Fountain of Youth. His 1513 trip took him past Haiti and Cuba, through the Bahamas, and around the whole of Florida.
No. He was shot by a Native American in Florida and fled to Cuba where he died.
Ponce de Leon.
During his 1521 trip colonize Florida, he was wounded in an Indian attack and died in Cuba.