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	Juan Ponce de León - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Juan Ponce de León was born in Santervás de Campos (Valladolid).
		Ponce de León sailed into the Bahamas headed toward Florida, then considered by slave hunters and fishermen to be a large island.
		On the second visit, Ponce de León and his party were attacked by a tribe of the Calusa (on Pine Island), and Ponce de León was injured by a poisoned arrow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Leon (580 words)

	Juan Ponce de Leon
		Ponce de Leon was trained as a warrior and public servant.
		De Leon sailed on the second voyage of Christopher Columbus and with his family, settled on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic).
		De Leon was wounded by an Indian arrow and the expedition sailed back to Cuba where Ponce de Leon soon died.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /KingsParkES/technology/bios/deleon.htm (369 words)

	Juan Ponce de León
		Ponce de León was born in the province of León in northwestern Spain in 1460.
		In 1493 Ponce de León sailed with Christopher Columbus on Columbus's second voyage to the Americas.
		In 1502 Ponce de León was in the military working on the island of Hispaniola, now divided into the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
	www.harcourtschool.com /activity/biographies/ponce (479 words)

	Ponce de Leon Information
		Ponce de Leon Springs, named after Florida's discoverer, produces millions of gallons of 68-degree crystal clear water and is the centerpiece of a 443-acre state park, which features a nature trail and picnic area as well.
		The fact that Ponce de Leon doesn't have a red light attests to the fact that it is a small, peaceful community, with a population of approximately 2,000.
		In addition, Ponce de Leon is halfway between the capital city of Tallahassee on the east, and Pensacola on the west.
	www.poncedeleonfl.com (660 words)

	Ponce de Leon, Florida -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ponce de Leon is a town located in (Click link for more info and facts about Holmes County, Florida) Holmes County, Florida.
		Ponce de Leon is located at 30°43'33" North, 85°56'16" West (30.725783, -85.937783).
		Out of the total population, 22.2% of those under the age of 18 and 19.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/ponce_de_leon,_florida.htm (442 words)

	Discoverers Web: Ponce de Leon
		Ponce de Léon left Puerto Rico on 3 March 1513, sailing in a northwestern direction, skirting the Bahamas.
		The king honored Ponce de Léon with a knighthood and governorship of Florida, but it would take until 20 February 1521 before he left from Puerto Rico with an expedition to colonize what Ponce de Léon still thought was the island of Florida.
		Ponce de Léon himself had been mortally wounded, and he died shortly after arrival back in Havana (Cuba), in July 1521.
	www.win.tue.nl /~engels/discovery/ponce.html (466 words)

	Ponce DeLeon
		Juan Ponce de Leon was born into a noble family around 1460 in San Servas, Spain.
		Ponce de Leon's second voyage to Florida, in which he hoped to found a colony, was unsuccessful.
		Ponce de Leon retreated to a hospital in Havana, Cuba (the nearest Spanish facility), but died there a few days later at the age of 47 To this day Ponce de Leon is best remembered for his quest for the Fountain of Youth.
	www.aetv.com /class/bioproject/ponce_bio.html (308 words)

	MSN Encarta - Ponce de Leon
		Ponce de León, Juan (1460-1521), Spanish explorer, born in San Servos, León.
		Later Ponce de León conquered Borinquén (Puerto Rico) for Spain and was governor of the island from 1510 to 1512.
		Ponce de León was severely wounded in the engagement.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761562257 (310 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ponce de Leon
		He was descended from an ancient and noble family; the surname of León was acquired through the marriage of one of the Ponces to Doña Aldonza de León, a daughter of Alfonso IX.
		As a lad Ponce de León served as page to Pedro Nuñuz de Guzmán, later the tutor of the brother of Charles V, the Infante Don Fernando.
		Ponce obtained from Charles V, 23 February, 1512, a patent authorizing him to discover and people the Island of Bimini, giving him jurisdiction over the island for life, and bestowing upon him the title of Adelantado.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12228a.htm (724 words)

	Ponce de León
		Ponce de León, the son of a respected noble family, was born in the Spanish province of Campos at San Servos.
		Ponce returned to Puerto Rico in the fall of 1513 and later departed for Spain, where he was named the governor of Bimini and the "island" of Florida.
		Ponce de León is regarded as the Western discoverer of Florida.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1007.html (476 words)

	FLORIDA OF THE CONQUISTADOR
		Ponce de Leon was removed from office and felt his good name had been damaged.
		Ponce de Leon was pierced in the thigh by a reed arrow.
		Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, a survivor of an ill-fated landing in Calusa country in 1517, traveled the Florida shore to the Mississippi River, verifying Ponce de Leon's claim Florida was not an island.
	www.floridahistory.org /floridians/conquis.htm (2181 words)

	PONCE DE LEON (1473-1521) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A Spanish soldier and adelantado (colonial Governor), Juan Ponce de Leon is best remembered as the explorer who discovered Florida in 1513 and tried to set up the first colony in that place in 1521.
		Son of an aristocrat from the province of Leon in northwest Spain, he sailed on the second voyage of Christopher Columbus.
		In 1521, Ponce de Leon returned to Charlotte Harbor to attempt a colony -- a rather poor decision since the hostile Calusa Indians attacked his search party, seriously wounding the adelantado.
	www.floridahistory.org /history/ponce1.htm (193 words)

	Ponce de León : Florida's First Spanish Explorer
		Ponce de León explored many areas, including the Bahamas and Bimini, for both gold and the mythical fountain, but he never found either.
		Ponce de León was shot in the thigh by an arrow and was seriously wounded.
		As a result of his wound, Ponce de León died at the age of 61 in Cuba.
	fcit.coedu.usf.edu /florida/lessons/de_leon/de_leon1.htm (592 words)

	Juan Ponce de Leon: Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com
		Born in Santervas, Spain, in 1460 (the date is uncertain), Ponce de Leon was a soldier fighting Muslims in southern Spain in the early 1490's.
		Ponce de Leon sailed on Christopher Columbus' second expedition to the Americas in 1493.
		Ponce de Leon was then given the right to find and take the island of Bimini (in the Bahamas); he was searching for riches and the fountain of youth (a legendary spring that gave people eternal life and health).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /explorers/page/d/deleon.shtml (530 words)

	Ponce de Leon, Juan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hearing tales from the Carib of a wonderfully rich island called Bimini, said to be N of Cuba, Ponce de León secured a commission (1512) to conquer and colonize that land.
		From Puerto Rico on Mar. 3, 1513, with three vessels, he sailed NE through the Bahamas, sighting the Florida peninsula (which he took to be an island) late in March and landing near the site of St. Augustine early in April.
		Upon landing on the west coast, probably in the vicinity of Charlotte Harbor or Tampa Bay, his party was fiercely attacked by Native Americans, and he was severely wounded by an arrow.
	www.bartleby.com /65/po/PoncedeL.html (359 words)

	Who was Ponce de Leon?
		Not long after Diego's arrival Juan Ponce, commonly known as Ponce de Leon, who had borne a conspicuous part in the subjugation of Hispaniola, as a military commander, was appointed by the king governor of Puerto Rico, a large island east of Haiti.
		He was met by a crowd of natives who had gathered near the beach with bows and arrows and long javelins, to defend their land from the intrusion of the pale faces, for they had lately been taught, by the bitter experience of their neighbors, to look upon them as children of the Evil Spirit.
		Several of the Spaniards were killed, and Ponce de Leon, badly wounded in his thigh, was carried on board his ship and conveyed to Cuba, where he died.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_Vol_1/whowaspo_bf.html (1213 words)

	Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station
		Completed in 1887, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station was built when the area was known as Mosquito Inlet.
		The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Florida and the second tallest lighthouse in the nation.
		The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the maritime and social history of the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station.
	www.ponceinlet.org (533 words)

	Florida Historic Places - Hotel Ponce de León (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		With the design of the Ponce de Leon, John Carrere and Thomas Hastings launched a new architectural firm, Carrere and Hastings, which would gain national prominence.
		The success of the Hotel Ponce de Leon was episodic, immediately contending with a yellow fever epidemic and the worst freeze in state history in 1895.
		The Hotel Ponce de León (Flagler College) is in downtown St. Augustine on the block bounded by King, Valencia, Sevilla, and Cordova Streets.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/geo-flor/26.htm (355 words)

	Ponce de León, Juan on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There is a legend that he was seeking a spring with waters having the power of restoring youth.
		Real Ponce de Leon arrives; A descendant of the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon joins in a re-creation of his landing.(B SECTION)
		Ponce de Leon and the foundation of youth: why did Ponce de Leon sail the Caribbean Sea looking for the mysterious Fountain of Youth?
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/PoncedeL1.asp (588 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de LeOn (Mexican History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de LeOn[ernes´tO zedE´yO pOn´sA thA lAOn´] Pronunciation Key, 1951–, Mexican politician, president of Mexico (1994–2000).
		Educated as an economist in Mexico and the United States and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary party (PRI) since 1971, he served as Mexico's minister of planning and the budget (1988–92) and education (1992–93) under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
		After the PRI's presidential candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, was assassinated in 1994, Zedillo, who had never served in an elected office, was chosen to replace him and won the election.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Z/ZedilloPo.html (388 words)

	Ponce De Leon Lighthouse
		Completed in 1887 and still an active lighthouse, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of only a handful of light stations in the United States to have all of its original buildings still standing.
		Her father, Edward L. Meyer, was the last civilian principal lightkeeper at Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse.
		The purpose of the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association is to restore this historic site and preserve it for the education of future generations.
	www.volusia.com /ponce/ponce.htm (1539 words)

	PONCE DE LEON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The purpose for this unit is to help students understand the contributions of Ponce de Leon to world history and introduce them to one of Georgia's bordering states (Florida).
		Juan Ponce de Leon is the most extensive biography to date of this important but misrepresented figure in the early colonial history of America.
		Ponce's life and legacy are examined in the context of Spain's ambitions in the New World during the 16th century.
	www.valdosta.edu /~elrodden/intro.html (1236 words)

	Ponce de Leon News
		Serial video game pirate Dashiell Ponce de Leon was recently sentenced to three years and ten months in federal prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $1.154 million in restitution for...
		Juan Ponce de Leon's quest for the mythical Fountain of Youth ended in the early 1500s with fruitless results, but America has continued this quest for agelessness with increasing zeal 500 years later.
		Although the legendary Fountain of Youth that brought Ponce de Leon to Florida in the sixteenth century is probably a myth, four researchers at Harvard Medical School may recently have discovered the next best...
	www.topix.net /city/ponce-de-leon-fl (1118 words)

	Ponce de leon St. Petersburg Florida Hotel - Discount Hotels St.Petersburg FL
		The Ponce de Leon Hotel stands tall and proud in her central location in the waterfront district of downtown St. Petersburg.
		Ponce de Leon Hotel has been accommodating St. Petersburg's most elite visitors President Nixon was a guest here!), since 1922.
		Built in 1922, the Ponce de Leon Hotel has been renovated and refurbished with every effort to bring back its historic character, keeping such original elements such as our manually operated Otis elevator while adding modern conveniences for the pleasure of our guests.
	www.poncedeleonhotel.com (188 words)

	Juan Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth Part 1: The Early Years
		Juan Ponce De Leon and the Fountain of Youth
		Ponce became very popular and was named governor of neary Puerto Rico then called (Boriquien) in 1508.
		Ponce decided that he must find this water source.
	socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/worldhistory/juanponcedeleon1.htm (211 words)

	Juan Ponce de Leon
		In this painting Juan Ponce de Leon is wearing a conquistador outfit, consisting of a long sleeve white collared shirt, armored chest-plate, and a feathered hat.
		This picture is about Juan Ponce de Leon and depicts his love for the sea and conquest.
		I chose this artwork because it was the best and most well-known portrait of Juan Ponce de Leon.
	shadowlude83.tripod.com /juanponcedeleon (213 words)

	Ponce de leon - Ponce De Leon Lighthouse
		Ponce de Leon Springs State Park Area is located one half mile south of US 90 on CR,181—A. Park Fees.
		Monica Ponce de Leon is Professor of Architecture and coordinator of the second Ponce de Leon is a principal in the design firm Office dA, whose current
		Ponce de Leon Park was located at the site of the new Midtown Place At the site of Ponce de Leon Springs, an amusement park arose and was one of the
	siteslinks.com /q/ponce-de-leon.htm (482 words)

	Main Page - Ponce de Leon Springs State Park » Florida State Parks
		Fall has officially arrived, and the colors of autumn are beginning to emerge at Ponce de Leon Springs State Park.
		If you are in search of a relaxing atmosphere to spend some time alone, or with friends and family, this is the place for you.
		The main spring is a convergence of two underground water flows, and produces 14 million gallons of water daily.
	www.floridastateparks.org /poncedeleonsprings/default.cfm (285 words)

	Florida State Parks - PONCE DE LEON SPRINGS
		Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area is located one half mile south of U.S. 90 on C.R,181-A. Front Page
		Ponce de Leon Springs is thought by some to be Ponce de Leon's "fountain of youth."
		The sparkling clear 68 degree natural spring water certainly gives visitors of all ages a refreshing feeling of youth.
	www.abfla.com /parks/PoncedeLeonSprings/poncedeleon.html (147 words)

	TSWA \| Ponce de Leon / Moreland Avenue Corridor Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ponce de Leon/Moreland Avenue Corridor Study, carried out with TSW as the lead, was selected and approved for a Georgia Planning Association Award in the category of Outstanding Planning Project: Transportation and Corridor Study.
		The Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) legislation adopting the recently completed Ponce/Moreland Study, originally planned to be heard on Monday, June 13, will be heard at a special CDP Hearing to be held on Monday, July 11 at 6 p.m.
		The February 4, 2005, draft document for the Ponce de Leon/Moreland Avenue Corridors Study.
	www.tunspan.com /poncemoreland (169 words)

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