Ponce de León and the age of Spanish exploration in world history
By: Richard Worth.
Series: In world history
Publisher: Enslow
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521 -- Juvenile literature.; Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521.; Explorers -- America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Examines the life and career of Juan Ponce de Léon, tracing his travels in the Carribbean and his discoveries of Florida and the Gulf Stream during his unsuccessful search for the fountain of youth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110) and index.
Table of contents: title: The fountain of youth; title: Spain in the Age of Exploration; title: Cultures of the Caribbean; title: Ponce de León in Hispaniola; title: Conquest of Puerto Rico; title: Sailing for Florida; title: The great conquistador and the Spanish empire; title: The legacy of Ponce de León; title: Chronology.