Juan Ponce De LeonJuan Ponce De Leon
By Madison K.
Mrs.Young
5th Grade
February 5, 2009
By Madison K.
Mrs.Young
5th Grade
February 5, 2009
Early LifeEarly Life
• Juan Ponce De Leon was born in Santervas, Spain in 1460.
• Leon sent messages into royal court as a young boy.
• Being the youngest boy in the family, Ponce De Leon dreamed of becoming a knight.
• Juan’s family sent him to another house to train him to become a knight.
• Juan Ponce De Leon was born in Santervas, Spain in 1460.
• Leon sent messages into royal court as a young boy.
• Being the youngest boy in the family, Ponce De Leon dreamed of becoming a knight.
• Juan’s family sent him to another house to train him to become a knight.
Previous ExperiencePrevious Experience
• Ponce De Lean got educated for his masteries in fighting, manners, and religion.
• Leon had fought in the war to retake Granada, Spain.
• Ponce De Leon also had experience from the journey he had took on Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the New World.
• Ponce De Lean got educated for his masteries in fighting, manners, and religion.
• Leon had fought in the war to retake Granada, Spain.
• Ponce De Leon also had experience from the journey he had took on Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the New World.
ExplorationExploration
• Leon stayed in Puerto Rico on the second journey to the New World.
• Hearing about the Fountain of Youth he set out to search for it.
• Ponce De Leon and his men encountered the Calusa Indians who were unfriendly and drove them out of their land.
• They ended up not finding the Fountain of Youth.
• Leon stayed in Puerto Rico on the second journey to the New World.
• Hearing about the Fountain of Youth he set out to search for it.
• Ponce De Leon and his men encountered the Calusa Indians who were unfriendly and drove them out of their land.
• They ended up not finding the Fountain of Youth.
ResultsResults
• While searching for the Fountain of Youth, Ponce De Leon discovered a little island that he named Borinquen in 1506.
• Leon also noticed the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Although, Juan Ponce De Leon is known for his discovery of Florida in April 1513.
• While searching for the Fountain of Youth, Ponce De Leon discovered a little island that he named Borinquen in 1506.
• Leon also noticed the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Although, Juan Ponce De Leon is known for his discovery of Florida in April 1513.
ConclusionConclusion
• Ponce De Leon died July 1521 in Cuba after he encountered the Calusa Indians again and got shot with an arrow.
• Leon is remembered today for his quest to search for the Fountain of Youth.
• Ponce De Leon died July 1521 in Cuba after he encountered the Calusa Indians again and got shot with an arrow.
• Leon is remembered today for his quest to search for the Fountain of Youth.
BibliographyBibliography
• “Enchanted Learning.” www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/deleon.shtml, 2009
• “Think Quest.” www.library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.html, 2009
• “Notable Biographies.” www.notablebiographies.com/Pe-Pu/Ponce-de-le-n-Juan.html, 2009
• “Ima Heroes.” www.imaheros.com/readingprogram/explponcedeleon.html, 2009
• “Biography.com.” www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9444105, 2009
• “Enchanted Learning.” www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/deleon.shtml, 2009
• “Think Quest.” www.library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.html, 2009
• “Notable Biographies.” www.notablebiographies.com/Pe-Pu/Ponce-de-le-n-Juan.html, 2009
• “Ima Heroes.” www.imaheros.com/readingprogram/explponcedeleon.html, 2009
• “Biography.com.” www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9444105, 2009
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