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

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• “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