Leon Vs. Juan Ponce Leon: Fountain Of Youth

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Throughout history many different people do things for different reasons. Likewise Juan Ponce Leon is an famous Spanish explorer who found what is know as today, our very own, Florida. And what better reason to discover it by then the fountain of youth! Yes, that is correct. Juan found Florida while looking for the well known fountain of youth (Although, he didn’t find it obviously). There was said to be more islands to the northwest of where the soon to be Spanish explorer lived, by Ferdinandm, who happened to had high interest in the islands dubbed ‘’ the Islands of Benimy". He sailed off with just three ships and at the very least two-hundred men. After completing an contract, he sailed the waters for a long time when in April 2, 1513, they

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