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Juan Ponce de León - Part 2 - Explorer

April 7, 2026 · 31 min

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Ponce de León's goes from conquistador to explorer in the second part of our series. This time, he conducts two expeditions of exploration in search of the island of Beniny - which turns out to be Florida. We also talk about Ponce de León's connection to the Fountain of Youth.


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