Hi this is for a essay on juan ponce de leon and how he contributed to the "new world" if you have any facts that you think might tell me. for 30 points! !

he originally came to look for a fountain of youth. does that help at all?

Once the war against the Emirate of Granada ended, there was no apparent need for his military services at home, so, like many of his contemporaries, Ponce de León looked abroad for his next opportunity.In September 1493, some 1,200 sailors, colonists, and soldiers joined Christopher Columbus for his second voyage to the New World.Ponce de León was a member of this expedition, one of 200 "gentleman volunteers.

The fleet reached the Caribbean in November 1493. They visited several islands before arriving at their primary destination in Hispaniola. In particular they anchored on the coast of a large island the natives called Borinquen but would eventually become known as Puerto Rico. This was Ponce de León's first glimpse of the place that would play a major role in his future.

Historians are divided on what he did during the next several years, but it is possible that he returned to Spain at some point and made his way back to Hispaniola with Nicolás de Ovando.

tell me if it helps it is like a paragrah about it

1. Native languages spoken throughout South America do not have writing systems.

2. Native civilizations and European colonization have been two important influences on South American culture.

3. Most south Americans speak Spanish or Portuguese, but other European and native languages are also spoken in the region.

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