...Do you know who Juan Ponce de Leon is? I know who he is and I know what he did. Juan was a Spanish conquistador. He was born in 1474 at Santervás de Campos, Spain. There is no actual date of when he was born. On May 27, 1480 Juan was a knight. Ponce de León joined the military campaign and he learned to read and write, fight with a sword, ride a horse and hunt. In 1493, on September 25th, Juan went on the second voyage with Christopher Columbus and his 16 ships. Then Juan went to Puerto Rico. In October 26th, 1508 Ponce de Leon found the first settlement in Puerto Rico. He colonized Puerto Rico using just a greyhound and a few troops. These are a few things Juan Ponce de Leon did. To begin with, Juan Ponce de Leon heard about the Fountain...
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...On 1460 in Spain, Juan Ponce de leon was born. He led the expedition for gold in Europe. He eventually ended up in what we now call Florida. He was born in poor but noble family at Santervás de Campos, Spain, in 1460. He was a page at the court of Aragon, where he learned how read, write, talk, etc. He also learned religion and military tactics. Later on he became a soldier and fought against the Moors in Granada. Like most people, he wanted fame and fortune through exploring. People think that he began his quest as part of Christopher Columbus's second expedition in 1493. Later on he used the skills in the military to take control of villages and tribes in the Caribbean. In the modern day Haiti and Dominican Republic, Ponce de Leóń built...
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...European Exploration of North & South America Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer, known for being the first explorer to explore Florida. The oldest European settlement, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf Stream, were both discovered by Ponce de Leon. Most people know of de Leon because of his search for the Fountain of Youth. Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 and died in 1521. He first became an explorer when journeyed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas. Finding gold and other riches, he was sent back by the king after coming back with Columbus. This island was Borinquen, and was appointed a governor of the island. However, in 1511, his rule came to an end because of harsh rule. After being removed from governor,...
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...Juan Ponce de León was a conquistador born in Spain in 1460. He led a European expedition for gold, which eventually brought him to what is now the United States. He became the first governor of Puerto Rico and also named Florida. Ponce de León was born into a noble family in León, Spain, and served as a page in the royal court of Aragon. Later on in his life, he became a soldier, fighting against the Moors in Granada, Spain. After the war ended, he accompanied Christopher Columbus on the second voyage to the West Indies in 1493. Almost ten years later, he served as a captain in the force commanded by Spain’s royal governor of Hispaniola (presently known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Nicolás de Ovando. Ovando rewarded him with the...
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...Juan Ponce De Leon Birds chirping with a wonderful ocean breeze, and the sun shining as bright as can be. I, Juan Ponce De Leon, wake up like this everyday to my beautiful colony. I am the first governor of Puerto Rico, I am favored by the Spanish Crown to be the leader. It all started on August 8, 1508, when I found Caparra which is the first European colony. Before I was the governor, I had fought in a few battles. One of which I was a soldier that fought the war against the Moors in Granada. Upon the war ending I joined the second voyage that was lead by Christopher Columbus, which was a trip to the west indies. After some time passed I became captain. The man who gave me this opportunity was Nicolas de Ovando, who was the governor of Hispaniola. Upon completing the task of beating the indian mutiny, Nicolas rewarded me with the chance of being the governor of the eastern side of Hispaniola, and of course I took the opportunity. A few more years passed and I...
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...world might be different. Ponce De Leon was one of these explorers that help change the way we view earth. Who exactly was Ponce de Leon? What did he do in his life, and what was his discovery that deemed him one of history’s notable explorers? I will discuss Ponce de Leon’s background, his journeys and his discoveries. Juan Ponce de Leon was born during the Age of Exploration. Documentation places his birth around 1460 in Santervas De Campos, Spain, but later documentation places it more at 1474. No one is absolutely sure of the exact date of his birth. Ponce de Leon was born of noble parents who taught Ponce how to read and write. As a child he served as a page to Pedro Nunuz de Guzman and delivered messages for the royal court. Once a teenager, he joined the Spanish army and served in military until 1492. In September 1493 Ponce de Leon was one of 112 men that traveled with Christopher Columbus on Christopher’s second trip to the ‘New World’ but he did not return with Christopher Columbus. While on exploration of the island of Hispaniola, now known as Dominican Republic and Haiti, Ponce de Leon survived disease and bad weather. He also endured shortage of food and water to help colonize the new lands. Forcing Indians into slavery. Ponce De Leon spent the early part of the 1500s in Hispaniola. He established farms, distributed land rights, help construct buildings to aid in defense, and worked to set up an island economy. At this time Ponce de Leon married Leonor Domingo...
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...LANG 901 / NAS 006 North American Cultural Studies Winter semester 2013/14 Class trip to Puerto Rico This paper proposes a class trip to Puerto Rico from the 10th to the 24th of March 2014. The first period in San Juan includes activities revolving around the indigenous Taino culture, e.g. their cuisine, musical instruments and history. Guided tours extend on the history of Puerto Rico as we visit the majestic fortifications by the Spanish settlers. Other activities during the first period are salsa lessons, shopping at the fruit market and adventure tours in the reef and rainforest. The second period begins with a visit to Cappara site, archaeological evidence of the first settlement, and ends with camping at famous east-coast beaches. The third period includes a guided jungle survival tour in El Yunque, a Guánica history tour, a visit to the Art Musuem, scuba diving and wall diving. Celebrations (i.e. shows, concerts, dancing etc.) on the streets conclude the third period with the national holiday Día de la Emancipación where students are going to join in. Special attention is going to be given to the costs and educational activities of the second period to substantiate the claim that the present proposal for a class trip is appropriate and promising. We leave our luggage at the New Island Hostel and walk 2.5 km to the Tren Urbano Sagrado Urazon, the train station, where we buy a day saver ticket for $5 to get to Caparra site. The Spanish settlers made this their...
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...Principal Page In the next subsequent pages we have included financial statistical data organized by the different sectors that compose the economy of Puerto Rico. This report has been updated to include the most recent quarter of 2012. The contact persons for the Financial Analysis Division are; Mr. Wally A. Sierra-Supervisor, Mrs. Frances Lebrón-Financial Analyzer Depository Sector and Mrs. Nayda Ivonne Marrero-Analyzer, Non Depository Sector. Financial Analysis Responsible Manager: Mr. Wally A. Sierra, Financial Analysis Division. analisisfinanciero@ocif.gobierno.pr Phone.(787)723-3131, Ext-2314, Fax.(787)723-4225. Addres. P.O.Box 11855, San Juan PR. 00910-3855, Ponce de Leon Ave. 1492, Centro Europa Building, suite 600, San Juan PR, 00907 or Ponce de Leon Ave. 1492, Centro Europa Building, suite 600, San Juan PR, 00907 Publication date: August 23, 2012 Next Publication Report: November 23, 2012 and February 23, 2013 To obtain a copy of the Report: Please visit, (1) Our website. Http//www.ocif.gobierno.pr/datos-estadisticas.htm or (2) by request to our addresses above, or (3) by phone or fax, Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Source: Call Report quarterly submitted by the different sectors to the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. Legal Mark: Article 10 of Law #4 dated October 11, 1985, as amended, provides faculty to the Commissioner to carry out all sorts of studies and research on issues affecting any branch of the banking, financial and securities...
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...During the Columbian exchange period many explorers and voyagers risked their lives on sailing to new lands around the world. Within their journeys, there were 3 G’s which they looked up to - gold, God, and glory. Each having similar meaning to each voyager, all looking for some type of remembrance. Many believed they must bring their religion beliefs to the people of the America’s, and that God would reward them for doing so. Religion in that time period was very influential to people, and lots of explorers left their own countries to spread their religion to new lands. Columbus noted that many natives were easily persuaded into following the practice of Christianity - which left him looking for more and more Christian followers. In the long term effect, during this time period God was spread; leaving it known in the America’s for years to come. Glory was to be found in the adventure the person endeavor and the land they might claim, making them rich individuals instead of poor sailors. Glory gave the explorer national pride within himself, and as well his country. Glory was the goal of most explorers; people like Ferdinand Magellan and John Cabot sailed for glory. When an explorer had found land he became well known in Europe. When they saw new land they mapped, and named it and believed that they would be remembered for this. Gold was more of rumor back then, amounts past their wildest dreams made men believe they could become rich instantaneously. Explorers took large...
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...Juan Ponce de Leon Have you ever wanted to change the world? In the age of exploration, many people were doing exactly that. America was formed by brave explorers who were loyal to their countries. Juan Ponce de Leon was one. He was born in 1460 in Spain, and grew up to serve the country. He claimed what is now Florida for Spain. In 1493, De Leon might have accompanied Christopher Columbus on his travels. It is just a possibility, but his greatest finds are elsewhere. He explored many areas, including the Bahamas and Bimini. He was sent by Spain to find gold in Puerto Rico, and found a surprise waiting for him instead. His crew landed on the shores of a new land. They...
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...The Calusa Indian By: Candace Rayford 4/22/2012 Hist105 Unit 5 IP 5 Aiu-Online Abstract The term Native American is widely accepted as the “correct” term for the indigenous peoples that were residing in North America when the Europeans first arrived. When the Europeans touched land, they found a thriving population of people. The Europeans categorized those found into separate tribes. There was the Calusa in the Caloosahatchee region, the Mayaimi in Lake Okeechobee Basin (or Belle Glade area) and the Tequesta in the Everglades region. In this reading, I will cover the short existence of the Calusa tribe, also known as, “The Shell People”. The Colusa tribe was originally called “Carlos” meaning “fierce people”. They were descendants of the Paleo Indians who inhabited Southwest Florida, approximately 12,000 years ago. When the Spanish explorers arrived in the 1500s, they were not friendly people and had no interest in missionary activities. Their society was somewhat closed off to others. When the Spanish arrived, there were an estimated 20000 Calusas in Southwest Florida. They were the people of the Caloosahatchee culture. The Calusas inhabited a territory from Charlotte Harbor to Caper Sable. This region was abundant with bears, woolly mammoths, sloths, tortoises, and saber toothed tigers. Hunting these animals was a mainstay until they discovered the waters, which was full of fish. Soon they realized that hunting for these fish took less time and...
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...for many years, Flagler partnered with John D. Rockefeller to form a partnership that later became Standard Oil Corporation, an oil refinery business that expanded to many states. May 18, 1881, Henry’s wife Mary died in New York and two years later he married one of his deceased wife’s nurses, Alice Shourds. Since Henry was busy with the refinery business the couple were not able to honeymoon until the winter time, at which time they visited St. Augustine, Florida. Henry Flagler found the city charming but the hotel facilities and transportation systems not right. Flagler began construction of the 540 room Ponce De Leon hotel by himself, but spent several times his original estimate of $200,000. In order to create a transportation system for his hotel, Flagler purchased short line railroads in what later became known as the Florida East Coast Railway. The Ponce de Leon hotel opened on January 10, 1888 and was an instant success. He also built a railroad bridge across the Saint Johns River to gain access to the southern half of the state and purchased the hotel Ormond just north of Daytona. His personal dedication to the State of Florida was demonstrated when he began construction on his private residence, Kirk Side in St. Augustine. By 1896, Flagler’s railroad, the Florida East Coast Railway reached Biscayne Bay. In 1913, Flagler fell down a flight of marble stairs at White Hall. On May 20th, at the age of 83 Henry Flagler died in Palm Beach due to not having...
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...Not long after Columbus set sail for the New World, the French and Spanish brought slaves with them on various expeditions. Slaves accompanied Ponce de Leon to Florida in 1513, for instance. But a far greater proportion of slaves arrived in chains in crowded, sweltering cargo holds. The first dark-skinned slaves in what was to become British North America arrived in Virginia -- perhaps stopping first in Spanish lands -- in 1619 aboard a Dutch vessel. From 1500 to 1900, approximately 12 million Africans were forced from their homes to go westward, with about 10 million of them completing the journey. Yet very few ended up in the British colonies and young American republic. By 1808, when the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the U.S. officially ended, only about 6 percent of African slaves landing in the New World had come to North America. Today, large differences in outcomes among racial and ethnic groups continue to exist in employment, income and wealth, housing, education, criminal justice, health, and other areas. Although many factors may contribute to such differences, their size and extent suggest that various forms of discriminatory treatment persist in U.S. society and serve to undercut the achievement of equal opportunity. When people know that they are discriminated against, they often behave negatively, which then can confirm the original stereotype of the person doing the discriminating. For example, Social Group A thinks that Social Group B frequently engages in theft...
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...FIFTH GRADE EXPLORER RESEARCH REPORT BY Ariyanna Medina Hello there! I’m going to tell you a little bit about Juan Ponce de Leon. and hHere we go! Juan Ponce de Leon was a Sspanish explorer. He was born around 1460. ( No one really knows the exact date when he was born because it was so long ago!) Juan's family was not rich. His Juan`s family was noble because one of his Juan's family members had been a king. Boys born in noble families learned to be knights. ( Yea I'm mad too, in way back in the years women were treat like slaves and men were treated like royalty.) Juan learned to use weapons, ride horses, and hunt. (Of course the women did not did those things because men thought men were stronger than girls.) In 1493, Juan learned of Christopher...
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...Ponce de leon is an early explorer. I am going to tell you that how his life lived and what he did for a living. This is an informational article about him so let's get into it. Ponce de Leon was an Early Spanish Explorer and the first European to visit Florida.He was born on 1460 into a poor mobile family in Spain. He was also a conquistador. A conquistador is a conqueror. He became the first governor of puerto rico. Another fact is that, Ponce de Leon died on July 1521, in Havana Cuba.He wanted to find the Fountain of Youth and at the age of 51 and he wanted his on ships with 200 men and he landed in the easter of Florida. Ponce de leon wanted to find the Fountain of Youth and he was the first person to explore in Florida.He settled...
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