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Born and died

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:41:18 UTC

León was born in 1474 and at the age of 47, (1521) passed away. He was shot with an arrow due to a native attack. He was then returned to Cuba and died from wounds.

Where León grew up

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:41:31 UTC

Juan Ponce de León lived in Santervás de Campos, Spain as an infant. He was raised into a lower class noble family and later left to begin his career as a Spanish Conquistador.

Juan's family life and social status

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:41:46 UTC

His life started in 1474. He was born into a poor, but steady home. Both of his parents were nobles. His education was being a squire for a knight. His status eventually became governor of Puerto Rico.

Florida

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:42:15 UTC

After having founded Cappara, Juan went exploring again. He went on a voyage and took three ships and more than 200 men from Puerto Rico in 1513. He and his troops arrived on the east coast of Florida in less than a month. He thought he had discovered another island, not realising he was in Florida.

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:44:11 UTC

One Ponce de León had founded Cappara, King Ferdinand persuaded him to resume discovering new terrains for the end result of finding more gold and expanding the Spanish Empire. It was said that part of his motivation to continue exploring was finding the fountain of youth (a fountain in which if you drank from, your youth would be restored) which could be located in Bimini (Florida). For himself he wanted wealth and fame.

The people or place/s that your person conquered

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:50:18 UTC

Juan Ponce de León conquered La Florida which he named during his first trip to the area and settled Puerto Rico. One of the thing Juan was known for was taking natives for slaves. Some people estimated that there were just over 300,000 tribes already living in Florida but there were few tribes that there was strict evidence that they were involved. One of those tribes were the Tainos.

Outline who/how many people your person captured/killed

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:50:29 UTC

There is no estimated number on this it was said the the majority was decimated and those who weren't were slaves.

What Juan Ponce de León do obtained for himself and his monarchy as a result of conquering

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:50:37 UTC

While on his first trip to Florida, he found the Gulf Stream which was a current that helped ships go back to Europe that were coming from the new world. After he had succeeded in the settlement of Florida, Ponce de León was later appointed military governor of Puerto Rico (Bimini) and Florida and was allowed to colonize the region.
In the future his discovery of Florida led to more Spanish exploration of the Americas. After his death, more and more Spanish explorers wanted to sail west to explore Florida meaning his success eventually expanded the Spanish Empire.

Each of the short term consequences of your person’s conquest

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:51:25 UTC

It's unclear how many people died but to put it simply, it was life changing. The Spanish introduced the Slave trade into Puerto Rico. When de Leon made another trip to Florida in 1513, he brought with him cattle, oranges and settlers. The cattle and the oranges were new to the Americas and were commonly used after that. One of the biggest disease that they brought over was small pox, killing over 50% of the natives who were in slaved and a large proportion of the Natives who still lived there.

Each of the long term consequences of your person’s conquest

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:51:36 UTC

There were few things that the Spanish brought to Florida. Juan Ponce de Leon did name it Florida due to it being Spain's Easter. In 2018, 22% of Florida were native Spanish speakers and a large proportion speak Spanish as their second language (English being their first).

A lot of dishes that are eaten now were brought to Florida by the Spanish. One of the biggest changes in Florida that was brought by the Spanish was meat such as beef, pork and chicken. Olive oil and wine were also very popular once they were introduced.

Completed Research Data Spreadsheet

lon0021 — 2021-05-14 04:52:12 UTC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UcvyZn2Hp9EbJBBBo2MEDgF4W7ibYiA8LtMhZTP754A/edit#

Hispaniola and Puerto Rico

lon0021 — 2021-05-26 07:14:38 UTC

Juan Ponce de Leon was governor of eastern Hispaniola. He was given 200 acres of property as well as slaves from the native Taino tribe. He found wealth as a farmer, but wanted more. He wanted to see if the stories were true about the gold in Puerto Rico but was not given full permission from authorities to go see if if they were. In 1506 he secretly went to to see if the stories were true. This eventually caused him to become governor of Puerto Rico. This possibly (there's no certain evidence it did) lead him to hearing rumours and then looking for the fountain of youth.

Early life

lon0021 — 2021-05-26 08:00:14 UTC

As a young kid, de León became a squire, working for a knight. This included doing chores for the knight, Don Pedro Nunez de Guzman, hoping that he would learn from Don, how to battle. One of de León's first serious battles was in 1492 under order of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He (and a large army) defeated the Moors which caused the whole Iberian Peninsula under Spanish control. All of this was in preparation for his fighting involved for his conquest.

lon0021 — 2021-05-27 01:12:04 UTC

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lon0021 — 2021-05-27 01:19:25 UTC

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lon0021 — 2021-05-27 01:26:21 UTC

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lon0021 — 2021-05-27 01:34:37 UTC

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lon0021 — 2021-05-27 01:36:38 UTC

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Christopher Columbus

lon0021 — 2021-05-27 07:09:58 UTC

In September 1493, de León volunteered (with 200 others) to join Christopher Columbus on his trip to the New World (Western Hemisphere). In November 1493, they arrived at Hispaniola but before that, they visited Puerto Rico (which was known then as Borinquen) which was the beginning of something big for de León.