Fun Facts
1) Ponce de Leon is the first Spaniard to set foot on North America.
2) Born into a noble wealthy family
3) On his first voyage to Florida he had on his ship - one woman, two free black slaves, two Indian slaves, and one white slave.
4) De Leon married an innkeepers daughter and had three daughters and one son
5) Ponce was the governor of Puerto Rico
6) Died on his second voyage to Florida when he was attacked by Florida natives
7) Florida = flower in Spanish. It was around Easter when he discovered Florida & it was full of flowers.
8) He was well educated and could speak several languages as well as physics, geometry, mathematics and astronomy
9) Served in the Spanish war
10) His tomb is in the cathedral in Old San Juan
2) Born into a noble wealthy family
3) On his first voyage to Florida he had on his ship - one woman, two free black slaves, two Indian slaves, and one white slave.
4) De Leon married an innkeepers daughter and had three daughters and one son
5) Ponce was the governor of Puerto Rico
6) Died on his second voyage to Florida when he was attacked by Florida natives
7) Florida = flower in Spanish. It was around Easter when he discovered Florida & it was full of flowers.
8) He was well educated and could speak several languages as well as physics, geometry, mathematics and astronomy
9) Served in the Spanish war
10) His tomb is in the cathedral in Old San Juan