[DOC] [TLE] Ponce de Len : Florida's First Spanish Explorer [PAR] Juan Ponce de Len was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. ... 
historians believe that Ponce de Len was born in 1460 in San Tervas de 
Campos, Spain. ... In 1506, Ponce de Len discovered a nearby island named 
Borinquen. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Florida - Wikipedia [PAR] Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of La Florida, which was the first 
major European ... Spain's claim to this vast area was based on several wide-
ranging ... Spanish Florida was established in 1513, when Juan Ponce de Len 
claimed ... as several explorers (most notably Pnfilo Narvez and Hernando de 
Soto)... [DOC] [TLE] Juan Ponce de Len - Explorer - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 28, 2015 ... Among my services I have discovered at my own cost and expense, the ... Born 
in Spain in 1460, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Len led a ... He gave 
Florida its name and went on to become the first governor of Puerto Rico. ... Not 
realizing he was on the mainland of North America, he thought he... [DOC] [TLE] Explorers of North America: EnchantedLearning.com [PAR] From 1725-1730, Bering led an expedition to determine whether or not Asia and 
... was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain, leaving in 
1527. He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft, then walked from Texas to .... 
Ponce de Leon was searching for the legendary fountain of youth and other 
riches. [DOC] [TLE] Hernando de Soto - Georgia Historical Society [PAR] De Soto was sent by the King of Spain to explore and settle La Florida. It had 
already been claimed for. Spain by another conquistador, Juan Ponce de Len. [DOC] [TLE] Claiming La Florida: 16th Century Explorers of Florida [PAR] Ponce de Leon was present when Columbus sighted Dominica, Martinique, 
Maria ... who earned great respect and supplied most of the explorers who 
stopped at Espaola ... Upon his return to Spain, Juan Ponce was knightedthe 
first New World ... De Soto and his fleet departed Cuba in May 1539 sailing for 
Florida. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Exploration and Settlement in the Southeast Before Ajacan [PAR] The southeastern coast of North America was named by Ponce de Len in 1513, 
... Spanish explorers mapped the North American coastline north of Florida up to 
... but did not have the resources to occupy all of the land they discovered. .... 
possible paths of Hernando de Soto expedition through the Southeast, 1539-40 [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Claim to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, 1513 ... [PAR] Engrossed in home affairs, European rivals were not immediately prepared to ... 
Spain's effective claim to Florida began with Juan Ponce de Len's discovery ... 
In the early 16th century, Spanish explorers near Biscayne were unable to ... In 
1539, Hernando de Soto led 1000 men to Florida; fewer than 300 men survived. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish Explore America - Biographies of Spanish Explorers ... [PAR] Spain was the leading European power in the early imperial rivalry for ... In March 
1539, the friar, proceeded by the slave, Estevanico, who had been to ... 1521) - A 
Spanish explorer and soldier, he was the first European to set foot in Florida. ... 
Born in Santervas, Spain, in about 1460, Ponce de Leon grew up to become a... [DOC] [TLE] On this day, April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon ... [PAR] On this day, April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sights land that 
he ... voyages across the Atlantic Oceanfunded by Queen Isabella of Spain
led to .... May 30th, 1539 Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto landed in Florida. 
...... was much larger than those of Europe, not just in the amount of ships, but the
... [DOC] [TLE] History of Puerto Rico - XV Century - 1599 [PAR] On April 17, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain signed the agreement to ... On 
November 19, Christopher Columbus discovered the island in his second ... 
Thanks in part to the enthusiasm of ambitious Juan Ponce de Len, [Glos.] ...

Question: This Spanish explorer, not Ponce de Leon, claimed Florida for Spain in June of 1539
Answer: Hernando de Soto