Ponce De Leon
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Ponce De Leon
By, Kevin Baker
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Early Life•Born In Tierra de Campos Palencia, Spain•Hired to be messenger boy in royal court•Fought in military against muslin against Muslims when they attacked Spain
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Explorer Background
•Sailed with Christopher Columbus on second voyage to the “new world”•Remained on an island south of Florida
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Fountain Of youth #1
•Right to find Biminis island in Bahamas•Drank water never grew old
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Fountain Of youth #1 (cont.)
•Expedition to find it in March 1513•Unsuccessful
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Fountain Of youth #2
•West Coast Of Florida To search•Expedition to find it in March 1513
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Why?
•There was a fable about a mysterious about a fountain of youth and he believed it
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Death By fountain of youth #2
•Attacked By Native Americans At Coast•Indians shooting arrows•Hit Ponce de Leon•Died of infection and blood loss at wound
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Routes
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Pop Culture References• “Fountain of Youth”
in Florida• Tourist attraction• Drink the water for
eternal youth
• FIELD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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More pop culture!
FAMILY GUY CLIP!!!!
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Citations•"ponce de leon contributions-Google Search." Web. 5 Oct 2009. <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3A*&q=ponce+de+leon+contributions&aq=f&oq=&aqi=>. •"Ponce De Leon." Web. 5 Oct 2009. <http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.htm>. •"Florida fountain of youth Ponce De Leon." Web. 5 Oct 2009. <http://www.progress.org/fountain.htm>. •"Ponce De Leon's FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH." Web. 5 Oct 2009. <http://www.fountainofyouthflorida.com/>.