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Who was Ponce de León? / by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Dede Putra.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who HQ NOW | Who was-- ?Publisher: New York, NY : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2022Description: 107 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 039954433X
  • 9780399544330
  • 0399544356
  • 9780399544354
Other title:
  • Ponce de León
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was Ponce de León? -- A young page -- The battle of Granada -- Conquest -- Frontier governor -- Borinquén -- Lands to the north -- La Florida -- A Spanish hero -- A new king -- The Calusa -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Summary: "In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon 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"-- Amazon.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography PONCE DE J. P771 Available 33111010983076
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography PONCE DE J. P771 Available 33111010848048
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography PONCE DE J. P771 Available 33111009438553
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 in this new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon 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.

Who was Ponce de León? -- A young page -- The battle of Granada -- Conquest -- Frontier governor -- Borinquén -- Lands to the north -- La Florida -- A Spanish hero -- A new king -- The Calusa -- Timelines -- Bibliography.

"In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon 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"-- Amazon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).

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