Juan Ponce de Leon

Knighthood began for De Leon

Ponce De Leon drove the Moors from Granada.

Became Governor of Puerto Rico.

De Leon thought that Florida was another island and tried to claim this land for Spain.

De Leon set out back to Florida where the Calusa Indians lived. There he was to again try to start a colony.

De Leon was struck by a poisonous dart in ballte.

shot by a poison dart