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.