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3. Juan Ponce De Leon Ponce De Leon was born 1460 at San Servas, Spain Juan Ponce De Leon became a soldier He was serving as governor of the eastern Province of Hispaniola

4. Background Ponce De Leon led an expedition to the Coast of Florida The Spanish Crown encouraged Ponce De Leon to continue searching for new land He began his exploration career as part Of Christopher Columbus’ second expedition To the new world

5. Ponce De Leon’s sponsor and goal’s Goals Convert natives to Christianity Find gold Find the fountain of youth

6. sponsor Ponce De Leon’s sponsor was Spain Spain wanted more power Spain also wanted more land

7. Ponce De Leon While there, he found large deposits of gold. Fist European known to have visited present day United States in 1543 discovered Florida and the Bahama channel. He decided to continue his exploration of this land and sailed down the coast.

8. Ponce De Leon Results In 1493, Ponce De Leon sailed with Christopher Columbus on Columbus second voyage to the Americas. He found large settled on an island in the Caribbean named Hispaniola. Ponce De Leon discovered a nearby island named Borinquen.