Research Paper On Juan Ponce De Leon

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Juan Ponce de León was the kind of person who would invest fame and fortune through exploration. As most know, Ponce de León was believed to be the first Spanish explorer to set foot on Florida's land. Some know Ponce de León for his early years, also known for his founding of the Fountain of Youth, and for his expedition to Florida.
Ponce de León was born into a highborn family April 8th, 1460 in León, Spain. He served as a page in the royal court of Argon. He also received education in fighting skills, manners, and religion while serving a knight named, Pedro Nunez de Guzman, and then later helped in the ten-year defeat of Muslim kingdom of Granada in southern Spain.
One name has become completely linked to the quest for the Fountain of