Learn the story of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Le n and how he shaped the history of both Florida and Puerto Rico during the Age of Exploration. Conoce la historia del conquistador espa ol Juan Ponce de Le n y c mo influy en la historia de Florida y Puerto Rico durante la Era de las Exploraciones. In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon was was one of the most important Spanish military figures in the Caribbean. He made his first voyage across the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus and then, after years of battle with the native Taino, became the first governor of Puerto Rico. Although the story of his search for the Fountain of Youth is entirely fictional, his noteworthy expedition to - and naming of - Florida is one of his greatest legacies. A principios del siglo XVI, Ponce de Le n era una de las figuras militares espa olas m s importantes del Caribe. Realiz su primer viaje a trav s del Atl ntico con Crist bal Col n y luego, tras a os de lucha con los nativos ta nos, se convirti en el primer gobernador de Puerto Rico. Aunque la historia de su b squeda de la Fuente de la Juventud es totalmente ficticia, su notable expedici n a Florida (y su nombramiento) es uno de sus mayores legados.
