Did Juan Ponce de León follow the instructions given to him by the crown?

Nov 9, 2009 ... Juan Ponce de León, born into Spanish nobility, was a soldier and explorer who served as governor of the eastern province of Hispaniola when ... Jun 8, 2017 ... Ponce de LeonSprings did not disappoint. In fact this particular spring was named after historic Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon who ... Half a millennium ago, in 1513, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León departed Puerto Rico for the verdant island of “Bimini”—an uncharted land in what is now ... The waterway was named in honor of Juan Ponce De Leon who led the Spanish expedition in search of the infamous 'Fountain of Youth.' of San Juan, and seeing himself rich, determined to do something with which to gain honor and increase estate; and as he had news that lands were found to ... Mar 28, 2020 ... Ponce de Leon may have named the place then known as Bimini — which he thought was an island — after the Easter time "Feast of Flowers," but he ... Apr 1, 2016 ... ... was in search of a pile of gold. Star Date: 1513. A Spanish conquistador by the name of Juan Ponce de Leon was setting sail from Puerto Rico ... De León was a man of many firsts; he was the first to discover the Gulf Stream, become governor of Puerto Rico and conquer Florida for Spain. His search for the ... Juan Ponce de Leon was best known for leading the exploration of Florida and looking for the Fountain of Youth. Juan was born in Spain in the year of 1474 and ... Ponce de Leon was a sailor and explorer who discovered Florida by many accounts and the famed Fountain of Youth. This St. Augustine historical recount ...