Juan Ponce de León :

Title:

Juan Ponce de León : first explorer of Florida and first governor of Puerto Rico / Heather Moore Niver.

Personal Author:

Niver, Heather Moore,

Call Number:

J 921 PONCE

ISBN:

9781477788202

9781477788189

9781477788196

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm.

Series:

Spotlight on explorers and colonization

Series Title:

Spotlight on explorers and colonization.

Contents:

The long life of a tall tale -- Early mysteries -- Sailing with Columbus -- O, captain! O governor! -- Rich port -- Finding Florida -- Rumors and more -- Not a new discovery -- Currents, martyrs, and tortoises -- Puerto Rico in chaos -- Back to Spain -- The fatal shot -- Fact and fiction.

Audience:

Grade 7 to 12.

Personal Subject:

Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521 -- Juvenile literature.

Subject Term:

Explorers -- America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Explorers -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Genre:

Biographies.

Geographic Term:

Florida -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.

America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.

Publication:

New York : Rosen Publishing, 2017.

Format:

Books

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Summary

While he is now primarily associated with the quest for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Ponce de León was not merely involved in this fruitless search. A powerful figure in the Caribbean, he became the first governor of Puerto Rico. He led the first European expedition to Florida and was responsible for giving the state its name. The title discusses Ponce de León's treatment of Native Americans and the issues with crediting him with the "discovery" of Florida despite the Native Americans already living there and the possibility of earlier visits by Spanish slave-taking expeditions.