Juan Ponce de Leon By Niayla Miller

Birth/ Death  Born in San Tervas Spain 1460  Died in 1521 Cuba  Born in San Tervas Spain 1460  Died in 1521 Cuba

Childhood  Born in San Tervas, Spain 1460  Noble family very “royal”  Well educated  Decided he loved adventures  Born in San Tervas, Spain 1460  Noble family very “royal”  Well educated  Decided he loved adventures

Sponsors  King Ferdinand liked him a lot  Sponsored in 4 days  A lot of Spain sponsored him too  King Ferdinand liked him a lot  Sponsored in 4 days  A lot of Spain sponsored him too

Ships  Juan had 3 ships  Santa Maria  Santiago  San Cristobal  Used all of them for his explorations  Juan had 3 ships  Santa Maria  Santiago  San Cristobal  Used all of them for his explorations

Voyage  Left Puerto Rico 3 ships 1513  Got to Florida stayed for 6 days  Wanted to get to Bimini to find Fountain of Youth  Left Puerto Rico 3 ships 1513  Got to Florida stayed for 6 days  Wanted to get to Bimini to find Fountain of Youth

Route

Other Voyages  He took another voyage on Christopher Columbus’ 2nd voyage to the west Indies 1493  More than 200 people on 17 ships  He took another voyage on Christopher Columbus’ 2nd voyage to the west Indies 1493  More than 200 people on 17 ships

Undesirable/Desirable Qualities  Brave- grew up to be a noble/ rich man for his exploration routes  Most Indians thought he was the enemy because he invaded the west Indies with CC  Brave- grew up to be a noble/ rich man for his exploration routes  Most Indians thought he was the enemy because he invaded the west Indies with CC

Interesting Facts  Juan died of a poisoned arrow that was shot by an Indian when he tried to invade their home  Tomb in Cathedral in Old San Juan ( That is a random picture of a tombstone.Please do NOT freak out)!!!!!!!  Juan died of a poisoned arrow that was shot by an Indian when he tried to invade their home  Tomb in Cathedral in Old San Juan ( That is a random picture of a tombstone.Please do NOT freak out)!!!!!!!

Websites  Ww2.mariner.org./exploration  www. Enchanted learning.com/explorers/indexa/shtml  Ww2.mariner.org./exploration  www. Enchanted learning.com/explorers/indexa/shtml