Learn the story of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Le籀n and how he shaped the history of both Florida and Puerto Rico during the Age of Exploration. Conoce la historia del conquistador espa簽ol Juan Ponce de Le籀n y c籀mo influy籀 en la historia de Florida y Puerto Rico durante la Era de las Exploraciones. In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon was was one of the most important Spanish military figures in the Caribbean. He made his first voyage across the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus and then, after years of battle with the native Taino, became the first governor of Puerto Rico. Although the story of his search for the Fountain of Youth is entirely fictional, his noteworthy expedition to - and naming of - Florida is one of his greatest legacies. A principios del siglo XVI, Ponce de Le籀n era una de las figuras militares espa簽olas m獺s importantes del Caribe. Realiz籀 su primer viaje a trav矇s del Atl獺ntico con Crist籀bal Col籀n y luego, tras a簽os de lucha con los nativos ta穩nos, se convirti籀 en el primer gobernador de Puerto Rico. Aunque la historia de su b繳squeda de la Fuente de la Juventud es totalmente ficticia, su notable expedici籀n a Florida (y su nombramiento) es uno de sus mayores legados.