Juan Ponce de Leon: The General Custer of the 16th Century

Juan Ponce de Leon was a member of the Second Columbus Voyage.  As the star of Columbus faded, Ponce de Leon grew in the favor of the Spanish crown and those in Hispaniola.  He was the first Governor of Puerto Rico, but was disposed after a lengthy court battle.  With nothing else to do, Ponce de Leon was encouraged to the explore land north and west of Puerto Rico.  Would Juan Ponce de Leon find something memorable?   Read Ponce De Leon’s two patents: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44208207  More on Juan Ponce de Leon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n  Image of Juan Ponce de Leon: By Unknown author - http://whtime.cloudapp.net/EventDetails.aspx?e=75a51aad-303a-4158-9394-4a99267fdf71&t=/tl/chut/Juan_Ponce_de_Leon/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45533914  Voyage Map by: T. Frederick Davis