he wanted to discover new land
Christopher Columbus!
Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
his motivation to explore was to find new land for Spain
Ponce De Leon did not discover Puerto Rico. It was Christopher Columbus who landed on the North Coast of the island during his second trip to the new world in 1493. Ponce De Leon was on one of the many ships that came with this second expedition. Fifthteen years later Ponce De Leon lead an expedition to the island and founded the first town calling it Caparra.
Ponce de León, a Spanish explorer, discovered Florida in 1513 while searching for the Fountain of Youth. He claimed the land for Spain and gave it its name due to the lush vegetation and Easter season discovery (Pascua Florida in Spanish).
yes because the land chage just kidding pooysa
ponce de leon was searching for a new world
Because when Ponce De Leon was the governer of Puerto Rico he had to talk to the people in his city and people in surronding cities. And one night he was talking to the Taínos, and the Taínos told him stories about this new world. So that is why he wanted to go explore this new land.
he clammed land, brought information for maps, he killed the native americans, and established a settlement.He also discovered the founytain of youth in florida in 1513
to conquer the new world