How did European competition for colonial power shape the course of exploration in the Americas?

... Juan Ponce De Leon. This shift in architecture was also a great reflection of the growing wealth of the American economy. The Ponce De León hotel first ... Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first ... Juan Ponce de Leon was from a noble family and was born in about 1474. He served as a soldier as a young man and then joined Christopher Columbus on his second ... Father Bannon asks the question: "Were the Spanish Conquistadores. Men or Devils? He does not answer it but provides the judgments of others of all ages. The ... 1460-1521, Spanish explorer, was the first Westerner to reach Florida. In 1493 he accompanied Columbus on his second voyage to America. From 1502 to 1504 he ... Written records about life in Florida began with the arrival of the Spanish explorer and adventurer Juan Ponce de León in 1513. He renamed the island Puerto Rico. He was the island's governor for two years until the king replaced him with Columbus' son. Discovery of Florida. Hurt by the ... Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer and conquistador, best known for his quest to find the Fountain of Youth and for being the first European to set foot ... Jun 26, 2020 ... ... do the same. As is often the case when mobs are howling, there ... Puerto Rico's second city, Ponce, was evidently named after him. The ... 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 ...