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<p>In addition to providing biographical information about the first European to set foot on what is now Florida, Fuson (history, U. of South Florida) presents what he calls an uninterrupted history of European activity in the region (including the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico). He emphasizes the discovery aspects of de Le&oacute;n's activities and his role as first governor of Florida, but gives only passing regard to the native peoples who inhabited the region well before Spaniards discovered it. B&w photographs illustrate many of the stops along the journey. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR</p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>Most fourth graders learn that Juan Ponce de Le n was looking for the Fountain of Youth when he discovered Florida in 1513. Ponce de Le n, a member of the Spanish upper class, sailed with Columbus on his second expedition and became a prosperous farmer on Hispaniola and later governor of Puerto Rico. In 1516, he was searching for a rumored island west of Cuba called Bimini when he instead came upon the peninsula of Florida, which he explored in two expeditions but never colonized. He was the first European to discover the value of the Gulf Stre

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Author

Fuson, Robert Henderson.

Publisher

McDonald & Woodward Pub. Co., 2000.

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780939923847

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, History

Rating

3.29 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14