Exploration of Puerto Rico Fountain of Youth Ponce de León in Florida Legacy Sources Juan Ponce de León, born into Spanish nobility, was a soldier and explorer who served as governor of the eastern province of Hispaniola when he decided to explore a nearby island, now known as Puerto Ric...
The article discusses the myth that Spanish colonial official and explorer Juan Ponce de Léon was searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth when he landed in Florida in 1513. The author argues that the tale originates from the book "Historia general y natural de las Indias," by Gonzalo ...
He landed on an island called Laflorida where he met natives that weren't very friendly because they knew what other Spaniards did to the natives. 10. The fountain of youth was a myth at the time and when he met the natives he asked them about it and they might've showed him, we ...
The article discusses the myth that Spanish colonial official and explorer Juan Ponce de Léon was searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth when he landed in Florida in 1513. The author argues that the tale originates from the book "Historia general y natural de...