S9.com / Biographies /
1460 - Born in Tierra de Campos Palencia.
1493 - He began his career of exploration as part of Christopher Columbus' second expedition to the New World.
1502 - He was in the West Indies as a captain serving under Nicolás de Ovando, governor of Hispaniola.
1508-1509 - Explored and settled that island, founding the colony's oldest settlement, Caparra, near what is now San Juan.
1513 - He led a privately outfitted expedition from Puerto Rico in March and in April of that year landed on the coast of Florida near the site of modern St. Augustine.
1514 - He then returned to Puerto Rico and thence to Spain, where he secured the title in of military governor of Bimini and Florida with permission to colonize those regions.
1521 - He sailed again for Florida with two ships and 200 men, landing near Charlotte Harbor.
1521 - He died after being returned to Cuba. Puerto Rico's third largest city, Ponce, is named in his honour.
1493 - He began his career of exploration as part of Christopher Columbus' second expedition to the New World.
1502 - He was in the West Indies as a captain serving under Nicolás de Ovando, governor of Hispaniola.
1508-1509 - Explored and settled that island, founding the colony's oldest settlement, Caparra, near what is now San Juan.
1513 - He led a privately outfitted expedition from Puerto Rico in March and in April of that year landed on the coast of Florida near the site of modern St. Augustine.
1514 - He then returned to Puerto Rico and thence to Spain, where he secured the title in of military governor of Bimini and Florida with permission to colonize those regions.
1521 - He sailed again for Florida with two ships and 200 men, landing near Charlotte Harbor.
1521 - He died after being returned to Cuba. Puerto Rico's third largest city, Ponce, is named in his honour.
  | Page last updated: 3:57pm, 15th Mar '07 |
Related Books
  |
Juan Ponce De Leon and the Spanish Discovery of Puerto Rico and Florida by Robert H. Fuson (Paperback - Sep 24, 1999)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
 |
  |
Ponce De Leon and the Discovery of Florida: The Man, the Myth, and the Truth by Douglas T. Peck (Paperback - Nov 24, 1993)  |
|
  |
Juan Ponce De Leon (Fact Finders) by Marc Tyler Nobleman (Library Binding - Jul 24, 2004) Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
  |
Juan Ponce De Leon (Famous Explorers. Set 2) by Claude Hurwicz (Library Binding - Aug 1, 2000) Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
  |
Juan Ponce De Leon (Great Explorers) by Tamara Green (Paperback - Jul 24, 2001) In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
|
 |
Juan Ponce De Leon (Groundbreakers) by Ruth Manning (Library Binding - Oct 24, 2000) In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
|
