When Domingo de Ugartechea who was a military commander in Texas, got news that the American colonists of Gonzales refused to surrender a little cannon that had been given that settlement in 1831 as protection against the Indians,he told Francisco de Castañeda and 100 dragoons to retrieve it. Ugartechea came to mind that, given the tensions between the Texans and Antonio López de Santa Anna's Centralist government, the slightest provocation might ignite hostilities. So he instructed Castañeda to use force if necessary but to avoid open conflict if possible. The company rode out of San Antonio de Béxar on September 27, 1835.…
Vasco da Gama was born around 1460 in Sines, Portugal. Vasco’s father was a knight and an explorer. When he was old enough he decided to join the navy, where he was taught how to navigate. Vasco later followed in his father’s footsteps and began to command ships in the king’s name. Little is known about his early life but, in 1492, Vasco solidified his reputation as a sailor when King John II of Portugal sent him to Lisbon and the Algarve to seize French ships as a sign of vengeance against the French government for disrupting Portuguese shipping.…
3. Juan Ponce de Leon: Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer who explored Florida in 1513 and 1521 thinking it was an island. Leon was in search of gold and “the fountain of youth”. He never found the fountain, but he did manage to claim Florida as territory for Spain.…
United States and Spain that gave Florida to the United States and set out a…
According to history.com, Puerto Rico was known as San Juan Bautista back then. Juan Ponce De León was given permission from Spain to explore the island of San Juan Bautista in 1508 to 1509. Juan Ponce De León might of explored the island before, its not known yet. Juan Ponce De León was named governor of Puerto Rico. When encouraged by the Spanish Crown, Juan Ponce, followed rumors that were spread by the Indians of the island. They spoke about an island known as “Bimini”. This island apparently had a fountain that granted youth to those who drank from it. As Juan Ponce De León was attempting to discover the mysterious island of Bimini and other lands and gold, he landed on the coast of what today is now known as ,Florida. He landed near the site of Modern Day St.Augustine. He named the land he landed on Florida because of the land’s lush and florid vegetation, according to History.com. He landed on Florida around Easter or Pascua which is translated to Florida in Spanish, that could have been another reason why he named it “Florida”. After discovering and exploring the land of Florida he traveled back to Puerto Rico where he went back to Spain from. He was named the military governor of both Bimini and Florida. He was also granted the permission to colonize the…
Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the republic of Genoa, Italy. Christopher Columbus sought to find a way to the Indies to find gold and spice. After receiving significant funding from Queen Elizabeth and King Ferdinand, he set sail on August 3, 1492 with three ships, the Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria, with 104 men. The voyage he took to find gold and spice led him not to Asia but to the discovery of America which wasn’t the place he expected to arrive at. Christopher Columbus is responsible for the death of the Tainos because he used the kindness of the Tainos to his benefit, ordering his men to enslave and mistreat the Tainos, and his bad governing skills.…
Juan Ponce de Leon made a fair amount of discoveries while he was exploring. Florida was discovered by Juan Ponce de Leon while he was searching for the Fountain of Youth. He succeeded at exploring because he longed for fame and wealth. Ponce de Leon explored and settled Puerto Rico. He also became the first governor of Puerto Rico. He used the tactics he learned as a soldier to succeed by attacking the natives. Juan Ponce de Leon definitely succeeded and got the fame and money he wanted.…
Alas, in the midst of our exchange, Columbus became extremely furious. His pale skin went from white to boiling red in rage. I had no clue why he was so frustrated, when just a second earlier he was the happiest person on earth. He shouted at his men, but I couldn't understand a word he said. The only thing I knew was that we had done something wrong, so all I could say was, “Sorry,” over and over again.…
In 1513, Ponce de León, discovered and named Florida, claiming it for Spain. He was looking for the mythical Fountain of Youth. Florida would be held at different times by Spain and England until Spain finally sold it to the United States in 1819. the original name from florida was Pascua Florida, wich means “flowery Easter”. The Battle of Olustee was fought on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the only major battle fought in Florida during the war.…
Christopher Columbus was an experienced sailor.He Was born in italy 1451 in the republic of Genoa and he was known for finding the new world .He went on many different trips to Africa .In 1492 Columbus left spain in the Santa Maria with Pinta and the nina .He had been credited for opening up the Americas to Europe colonization. Columbus first went to sea as a teenager participated in several trading voyages in the Mediterranean sea and Aegean seas. One of the trips brought him the closest to Asia.His first trip to the atlantic ocean he almost died they were being attacked by french privateers of the coast of portugal. He swam to the shores of portugal and his ship was burned down.When he got to the shore he walked to Lisbon Portugal.Eventually…
Juan Ponce de Leon was born around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos, Spain. He was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. In 1493, Ponce de Leon and Christopher Columbus sailed together on Columbus’ 2nd voyage to America. They had settled on an island named Hispaniola, which is present day Dominican Republic, where Ponce de Leon had become governor at. In 1506, he had discovered an island close by named Borinquen, and during his time here, he found lots of gold. Once he made this discovery and took most of it, he left the island of Borinquen. In 1508, he was ordered by the king of Spain to return to Borinquen to colonize it. Later on, he had renamed this island Puerto Rico. He became the island’s governor for two years until he was replaced with Columbus’s son by the king.…
Indians were on this land way before Christopher Columbus “supposedly” discovered America in 1492. Columbus never reached the boundaries of the country, the land we now know as U.S. would not see Europeans until 1513, when Juan Ponce de Leon reconnoitered what is now call the state of Florida (Lecture 2). This is when the Spaniards had a deep desire to fine the fountain of Eternal Youth. The Spaniards believed Florida was an island and traveled along…
Mr. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) navigator Spain famous and pioneering major geographical discoveries in human history. He was in his youth believer in the theory of spherical Earth and not leading the famous Marco Polo every respect and appreciation, and the determination to become a navigator. During the period between the year 1492 and in 1502 crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times and discovered the American continent and became a great crew in the history of the world.…
During the same period, the Spanish Empire was consolidating its hold on North American territories in what we now call Florida and the Southwestern United States. The…
In 1822, Florida became a U.S. territory. The two most populated Florida cities, St. Augustine and Pensacola, became competitively entrenched in a battle to be the state's capital. State leaders, unable to agree, compromised by strategically placing the state's capital midway between the two cities. By 1824, a log cabin served as the state's first capital building, in what is today's Myers Park District of…
