Worth, Richard.

Ponce de Le�on and the age of Spanish exploration in world history / Richard Worth. - Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2003. - 112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - In world history .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110) and index.

The fountain of youth -- Spain in the Age of Exploration -- Cultures of the Caribbean -- Ponce de Le�on in Hispaniola -- Conquest of Puerto Rico -- Sailing for Florida -- The great conquistador and the Spanish empire -- The legacy of Ponce de Le�on -- Chronology.

Examines the life and career of Juan Ponce de L�eon, tracing his travels in the Carribbean and his discoveries of Florida and the Gulf Stream during his unsuccessful search for the fountain of youth.

0766019403 (lib. bdg.) : $26.60

2002012342


Ponce de Le�on, Juan, 1460?-1521.


Explorers--America--Biography.
Explorers--Spain--Biography.


America--Exploration.

E125.P7 / W67 2003

972.9/02/092 B