Juan Ponce de León Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Explore the life of Juan Ponce de León through this engaging timeline game. Test your knowledge of the key events in his life by placing them in their correct chronological order.
- Birth of Juan Ponce de León
- First voyage to the Americas
- Discovery of Florida (if applicable)
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- 1474: Juan Ponce de León is born in Santervás de Campos, Spain
- 1493: Ponce de León joins Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World
- 1493-1496: Ponce de León participates in the conquest of Hispaniola
- 1504: Ponce de León is appointed governor of the eastern part of Hispaniola
- 1508: Ponce de León leads a military expedition to Puerto Rico
- 1509: Ponce de León becomes the first Governor of Puerto Rico
- 1513: Ponce de León sets sail from Puerto Rico in search of the Fountain of Youth
- 1513: Ponce de León lands on the east coast of Florida, naming it 'La Florida'
- 1521: Ponce de León is wounded in a battle with the Calusa Indians in Florida
- 1521: Ponce de León dies from his wounds in Havana, Cuba
- 16th century: Ponce de León's descendants continue to hold positions of power in Puerto Rico
- 19th century: Ponce de León is posthumously credited with discovering Florida and popularizing the legend of the Fountain of Youth
- 1942: Ponce de León's landing site in Florida is designated as a National Historic Landmark
- 1973: Ponce de León is honored with a statue in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1995: Ponce de León is inducted into the Hispanic Hall of Fame
- 2013: Ponce de León's legacy is celebrated during the 500th anniversary of his landing in Florida
- ongoing: Ponce de León is remembered as a significant figure in the history of Spanish exploration and colonization