USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. In 1508–09 he explored and settled Puerto Rico, founding the colony’s oldest settlement, Caparra, near what is now San Juan. He is also credited with being the first European to reach Florida (1513).

Detailed explanation-2: -Juan Ponce de Leon is credited as the first European known to have visited present day United States. He was also Puerto Rico’s first governor. Although he was never able to establish a colony in Florida, his discovery of the land led to continued Spanish exploration of the Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -By stepping foot in Florida, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, by many accounts, discovered mainland America. La Florida in colonial times extended north to Canada and west to Mexico. When Juan Ponce de León and his men arrived in 1513, the Americas were already populated by hundreds of thousands of Native peoples.

Detailed explanation-4: -Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521) was a Spanish conquistador who led expeditions from Puerto Rico to the coast of Florida, giving the region its current name. He also served as the first governor of Puerto Rico and discovered the Gulf Stream.