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Juan Ponce de León (c. 1460? - July, 1521) was a Spanish conquistador. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by apointment of the Spanish Crown. He is known as the first European known to have visited Florida. In this exploration, he was searching for the " Fountain of Youth."
In 1508, Ponce de León founded Caparra (later became San Juan), the first settlement in Puerto Rico. He was greeted with open arms by the Taino Cacique Agueybana. However, under Ponce de Leons governorship, the Tainos soon sufferd great hardships.
On March 27March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). There are 279 days remaining. Events 1306 Robert I of Scotland and Elizabeth de Burgh are crowned king and Queen of the Scots. 1513 (not 1512 as often cited) Explorer Jua, 1513Events January 20 Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. March 11 Leo X elected pope. March 27 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sights North America (specifically Florida) for the first time mistaking it for another island. Later, on April 2, he land, Ponce de León sighted North America (specifically Florida) for the first time, mistaking it for another islandAdriatic sea An island is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock, that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets . Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on a. In 1514Events March Louis XII of France makes peace with Emperor Maximilian. July Peace between England and France. Albrecht Durer makes his famous engraving Melancholia I''. Births March 8 Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese, he received commision to colonize the "island" Florida, but he didn't go back until 1521. Later, on April 2April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. Events 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first known European to do so. 1755 Commodore William James captures pirate fortr, he landed somewhere on the east coast of the newly discovered land and claimed it for Spain.
Ponce de Leon and his party were attacked by a tribe of Native Americans, and he was injured by a poisoned arrow. After this attack, he returned to HavanaThis article is about the Cuban city. For other places named Havana, please see Havana (disambiguation Havana ( Spanish: San Cristobal de La Habana is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. 1 million, the largest city in the Caribbean. History C, CubaAlternate meanings: see Cuba (disambiguation The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean, in between the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north are found the United States and the Bahamas, to the west M, where he died.