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Fuson, Robert Henderson.

Juan Ponce de León and the Spanish discovery of Puerto Rico and Florida / by Robert H. Fuson.

Blacksburg, Va. : McDonald & Woodward Pub. Co., 2000.

xvi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Chronicles the life of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, who colonized and governed Puerto Rico and was perhaps the first European in Florida; and provides background on his Iberian homeland and historical context for his life story.

Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521.

Explorers -- America -- Biography.

Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.

Explorers -- America -- Biography.

Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.

Florida -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.

Puerto Rico -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.

Biographies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 : 1474-1493 : Early years and the discovery of Puerto Rico -- Chapter 2 : 1493-1511 : Peon, conquistador, explorer, governor -- Chapter 3 : 1511-1514 : Discovery of Florida -- Chapter 4 : 1514-1521 : Years between the Florida voyages -- Chapter 5 : 1521 : Second voyage to Florida -- Chapter 6 : 1521-1565 : From the dream of Juan Ponce to the reality of Saint Augustine -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- I : Principal chroniclers of early Spanish America ; II : Political and administrative organization of the Spanish American colonies, 1474-1565.

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