Juan Ponce De Leon

HOW HE LOOKED

HIS BACKROUND

• He is from Spain
• He was born in 1474

HE SPONSORED

• He gave Florida it's name.
• He went to go find the fountain of youth.
• He was the first European to set foot in Florida in 1513.

MAP ROUTE

INTERACTION WITH THE INDIANS

• He treated them by suppressing an Indian.
• The Native Americans attacked Juan Ponce De Leon and his group.

WHAT DID HE DO AFTER

• Years after he was named governer of Florida
• He died in July 1521 in Havana, Cuba

WHERE WE GOT OUR INFORMATION

• Biography.com
• Houghton Mifflin Social Study's United States History Book