| Description |
xvi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 : 1474-1493 : Early years and the discovery of Puerto Rico -- Chapter 2 : 1493-1511 : Peon, conquistador, explorer, governor -- Chapter 3 : 1511-1514 : Discovery of Florida -- Chapter 4 : 1514-1521 : Years between the Florida voyages -- Chapter 5 : 1521 : Second voyage to Florida -- Chapter 6 : 1521-1565 : From the dream of Juan Ponce to the reality of Saint Augustine -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- I : Principal chroniclers of early Spanish America ; II : Political and administrative organization of the Spanish American colonies, 1474-1565. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index. |
| Subject |
Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521.
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Explorers -- America -- Biography.
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Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.
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Florida -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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Puerto Rico -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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| ISBN |
093992384X hardcover alkaline paper |
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0939923823 softcover alkaline paper |
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