Juan Ponce de León, Explorer of Florida

Juan Ponce de León, Set sail on a ship around dawn.

He followed the stars, Traveled real far,

And for the rest of his life he was gone.

His job was to search and explore, To find riches of gold and more, Why do you think he wanted to find gold? What else do you think Ponce de Leon and his men were trying to find?

Like the Fountain of Youth, Explain that the Fountain of Youth was a folktale of a fresh water spring. The legend was that whoever drank from its waters would have their youth restored.

But to tell you the truth, That was a native folktale of folklore.

What he did find when he landed ashore, Were beautiful flowers galore, Point out that the flag belongs to Spain. Ask: what is the explorer doing? Explain that he is claiming the land for Spain by setting the flag in the soil.

Named the land La Florida, Say that señorita, The name stuck for centuries. more.