Juan Ponce de León : first explorer of Florida and first governor of Puerto Rico / Heather Moore Niver.
Material type:
TextSeries: Spotlight on explorers and colonizationPublisher: New York : Rosen Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781477788202
- 1477788204
- 9781477788189
- 1477788182
- 1477788190
- 9781477788196
- Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521 -- Juvenile literature
- Explorers -- America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Explorers -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Florida -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Ponce de J. N735 | Available | 33111008480283 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
While he is now primarily associated with the quest for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Ponce de León was not merely involved in this fruitless search. A powerful figure in the Caribbean, he became the first governor of Puerto Rico. He led the first European expedition to Florida and was responsible for giving the state its name. The title discusses Ponce de León's treatment of Native Americans and the issues with crediting him with the "discovery" of Florida despite the Native Americans already living there and the possibility of earlier visits by Spanish slave-taking expeditions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-46) and index.
The long life of a tall tale -- Early mysteries -- Sailing with Columbus -- O, captain! O governor! -- Rich port -- Finding Florida -- Rumors and more -- Not a new discovery -- Currents, martyrs, and tortoises -- Puerto Rico in chaos -- Back to Spain -- The fatal shot -- Fact and fiction.