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Juan Ponce de León
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Religion Roman catholic He went to school
Juan Ponce de León He was born in 1447 He died in 1521 at 46-47 Nationality Spanish Religion Roman catholic He went to school
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Juan Pounce de León His sponsor is Christopher Columbus and Friday II of Argon September 1438 he joined Christopher Columbus He found Florida and was governor of Puerto Rico He couldn’t find the fountain of youth
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Juan Ponce de León He was poor as a kid
He was one of twelve hundred people who were set out for Hispaniola He found Haiti Ponce de León survived disease, bad weather, and a shortage of food and drink to help colonize the new lands by forcing the Indians into slavery. He also married and fathered four children The Indians told Ponce de León that he would find gold on a neighboring island to the east
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His route
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Information came from:
Grolier Wikipedia Social studies alive Encyclopedia of World Biography
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