How did the Spanish crown balance the desire for new discoveries with the need to maintain control over its explorers and territories?

Ponce de Leon served as governor of the Spanish colony of San Juan (modern-day Puerto Rico). There, he was known as a conquistador with a reputation for taking ... PS 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School, District 628 Tinton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455, 718-292-5478, 718-292-5476, School Website This 25.57-acre beach park includes beach crossovers, a pavilion, restrooms, and parking. It commemorates Juan Ponce de León's 1513 landing near Melbourne ... 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 ... Nov 23, 2021 ... Juan Ponce de León served in the army for 10 years and he fought in a battle to conquer el reino de Granada (the kingdom of Granada)—a battle ... Juan Ponce de León was born in the village of Santervás de Campos in the northern part of what is now the Spanish province of Valladolid. 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 born on December 3, 1460 in Sines, Germany. He became interested in sailing through his cousin, Christopher Columbus. Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 in Santervás, Spain. He was an explorer and fighter from an early age and helped fight the Muslims in southern Spain in 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 ...