Christopher Columbus influenced Juan Ponce de Leon by letting Juan to go on his second expedition.
Juan Bautista De Anza led an expedition to establish a land route from Mexico to California. The Spanish government wanted to expand their territory in North America and strengthen their presence in the region. De Anza's expedition aimed to colonize and establish Spanish control in California.
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Juan Ponce de Leon
A spanish explorer who may have accompanied Christopher Columbus on his expedition to the New World.
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Juan Ponce de Leon made his last expedition in 1521, another expedition to try and find Bimini and its fountain of youth. His force of approx. 200 men landed on the West Coast of Florida and were met by hostile native Indian's. He along with many of his men was shot and wounded by their arrows. Juan Ponce de Leon died of his injuries in July 1521,at Havana Cuba. He is buried in San Juan, Porto Rico.
The purpose of Juan Cabrillo's expedition was simply to search for new wealthy places.
The explorer that gave Florida its name was Ponce de Leon. He gave it the name Pascua Florida that means "feast of flowers" in Spanish since he found it around Easter.
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Juan Ponce de León's purpose for his expedition to Florida in 1513 was to find the legendary Fountain of Youth and to search for new lands and resources for Spain. He was also looking for opportunities for wealth and power through exploration and conquest in the New World.
In 1500 Jerez de los Caballeros or Balboa as he was christened set of on his first voyage to the Americas along with Juan de la Cosa on the Rodrigo de Bastidas expedition.