Davenport J. Juan Ponce de León and His Lands of Discovery

Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 161 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8607-0; ISBN13: 9780791086070.Believing that the Fountain of Youth could be found in the New World, Ponce de León explored the coast of a land that he would call Florida. He also explored and settled the island of Puerto Rico long before setting foot in Florida.Introduction by William H. Goetzmann
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A New Spain and a New World
A Young Adventurer
A New Life in a New Land
Finding Florida
Building on Success
Florida and the Price of Ambition
Ponce de León, the New World, and History
Chronology and Timeline
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