21st Century: Query 160 (Juan Ponce de Leon)
Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer and conquistador
known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and
the first governor of Puerto Rico. Legend also has it that he claimed to have discovered The Fountain of Youth in Florida and Bimini.
Of course, we understand that there is no such place in Florida or anywhere else offering perpetual youth.
So what was Ponce de Leon’s likely motive for disseminating this false claim?
Of course, we understand that there is no such place in Florida or anywhere else offering perpetual youth.
So what was Ponce de Leon’s likely motive for disseminating this false claim?
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