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May 21, 1474
Birth
Born in Santervas de Campos, Spain. His mother is Leonor de Guzman de Silva and his dad was Juan Ponce de Leon, II conde de Arcos. -
Dec 5, 1493
Helping Hand
He helped Christopher Columbus find the "New World". -
Dec 5, 1504
Crushing
He helped brutally crush a Taino rebellion on Hispaniola. -
Dec 5, 1509
Previous offices
The years were 1509-1512 and 1515-1519, and the office was Governor of Puerto Rico -
Dec 5, 1512
Fountain of Youth
Specific date unknown. He was given a contract in 1512 to look for, explore, and settle Bimini. The contract did mention the fountain of youth. -
Apr 2, 1513
Florida
Instead of finding Bimini and the fountain of youth, Juan Ponce de Leon had found Florida. He named it Florida not only beacuse they landed around the time of Easter, but because of the region's lush and florid vegetation. -
Jul 6, 1521
Death
He had died in Havana, Cuba because of an arrow in his thigh and or poisoning, so he had either bled to death or died of of being poisoned.