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Juan Ponce de Leon conquered the island of Puerto Rico, discovered
Juan Ponce de Leon conquered the island of Puerto Rico, discovered
Florida, explored its coast and made a failed attempt to start a
Florida, explored its coast and made a failed attempt to start a
settlement there. Ponce de Leon was born about 1460 in San Tervas
de Campos, Spain. As a young man he joined the war to conquer
de Campos, Spain. As a young man he joined the war to conquer Granada, the last Moorish State on the Iberien Peninsula. He first
visited the New World on Columbus's second voyage in 1493 and
settled there in 1502. He and his family settled on a island in
settled there in 1502. He and his family settled on a island in
the Caribean named Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). He became a
the Caribean named Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). He became a