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Juan Ponce De Leon

Juan ponce de leon was born a spanish nobility in 1460. He served as a page in the royal court of Aragon. When he was done he went fighting as a soldier in a spanish campaign against the Moors in Granada. He may have accompanied Christopher Columbus on a voyage to the new world which is now puerto rico in 1493. He lead an expedition to the coast of what's now Florida.

Juan Ponce De Leon was known for leading an eruption expedition for gold. It lead him to the southeast coast of what became the United States. He also credited for being the first eruption to reach florida in 1513. He explored around the world trying to help the world. He was the one who found Florida at first.

Juan Ponce De Leon died in 1521 at

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