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Jan 1, 1460
Juan Ponce de Leon was born
Ponce de Leon was thought to be born around 1460 to 1474. -
Jan 1, 1492
Ponce fights the Muslims
Ponce fights the Muslims out of the Iberian Penninsula sice 711 A.D. -
Jan 1, 1493
Ponce goes to the "New World" with Columbus.
Ponce sees the new world for the first time on Columbus's second journey to thought to be India. -
Jan 1, 1502
Ponce goes back to Hispaniola
He goes back after the great fight of the Taino indians and the Spaniards and finishes with a load of loand for himself -
Jan 1, 1508
Ponce goes on a secret mision for the king
Ponce goes to Puerto Rico on a secret mission for gold. -
Jan 1, 1509
The kings makes Ponce a governer
Ponce becomes the governor or Puerto Rico and makes Diego Columbus ( Christopher Columbus's son ) REALLY mad. -
Jan 1, 1511
Ponce loses Puerto Rico
Diego Columbus brought the king himself to court because Columbus found it and claimed Puerto Rico as his Diego's land. Diego won and the whole Puerto Rico town was wiped out and Ponce lost govern-ship -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce finds a land
Ponce finds a land and names it Pascua de Florida ( feast of flowers ) ( Florida ) -
Jan 1, 1516
The king dies and a new king rises
Poce went back to Spain to see the new king and see if he can still go on his explorations but decided to rest for a while. The new kings name was King Charles I ( King Charles the first ) -
Jan 1, 1521
Ponce goes back to Florida to set up a settlement
Ponce goes back to Florida and sets up a permanent settlement that will last a while. -
Jan 2, 1521
Ponce gets shot
Ponce gets hit by a poisoned arrow by one of the Flordian tribes. -
Jul 5, 1521
Ponce de Leon dies
Ponce de Leon died from infection started from a poisoned arrow. He died in Havana, Cuba.
