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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 ... Ponce de León proved himself to be a brave and intrepid explorer, an extremely able governor and administrator. He was also a remarkably perceptive ... Juan Ponce de Leon was an important figure in the history of the Spanish colonisation of what are today Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the south-eastern ... 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 ... Sep 19, 2017 ... Juan Garrido aka "Handsome John" was an free African conquistador who worked alongside Ponce de Leon for thirteen years. History of Juan Ponce de Leon's Voyages to Florida: Source Records. Florida Historical Society Quarterly. Volume 14, number 1 (July 1935), pages 3-70. Juan Ponce de Leon was born in the Spanish kingdom of Castile around the year 1474. While still a young boy, Juan went to work as a squire for a knight. Juan Ponce de Leon received permission from the Spanish crown to search for and se le. Bimini, an island in the Bahamas that the Native Americans said had ... What is not to love about this park? There is a small lot with free parking, The beach is super clean and wide. It's great for taking long walks. There was ... Apr 1, 2017 ... Augustine and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown. He gave Florida its name, which means “full of flowers.” He named the peninsula — he ...