Jordyn's+Juan+Ponce+de+Leon+Journal

March of 1513 Dear Journal, I was born in Tierra de Campos Palencia, Spain in 1460. I served in militairy compains against the muslums until 1492, when they were driven out of spain. The year after, I went with Christopher Columbus on his second, and my first journey, to the new world. I didn't go back with him though. I stayed in Santo Domingo, an island, which I do not know where it is located. Now, here I am 5 years from then.

Next Night in March of 1513 Dear Journal, Today, I was rewarded for service to spain, and am allowed to find Bimini, an island, which is said to have the "Fountian of Youth" somewere on it. If someone were to drink from it, they would get young again, and never grow old. If I found it, I would be able to charge gold for people to drink from it, and would become rich, because everyone will want to drink from The fountian of youth!

Next Night in March of 1513 Dear Journal, I decided that I had to find Bimini! I would set up a search for it. I will start tomorrow!

Next night in march of 1513 Dear Journal, Today I got fund from the king and queen of Spain. I now have a ship, a crew, food, water, and every thing I need for the journey to Bimini. I will set out on the ocean to find Bimini. It win't be long before it is mine! I will set out to find it tomorrow.

Many days later...

Juan Ponce de Leon landed in florida, thinking he had found Bimini. He was the first one to do this. He named the new land florida.He tried finding the fountian of youth, but without success, sailed through the keys of florida, to cuba. Finding nothing there, he sailed back to Spain. What he thought...

Next night in March of 1513 Dear journal, I found Bimini! I shall name this new land florida! I searched the land, and didn't find the fountian of youth, so i sailed back, toward Cuba. Finding it, i now knew were I was. I sailed back toward Spain, my home.

He got home, and 8 years later, decided to go back.

February of 1521 Dear joiurnal, I am going back to Florida to try to find the fountian of youth again.

5 months later...

Fubruary of 1521 Dear journal, I found florida, and shall dock tomorrow. it's too dark to do it now.

Juan Ponce de Leon docked that morning, and got off. During his search, he found that indians now lived there. They saw him, and one shot him with a poison arrow. 5 months later, Juan Ponce de Leon died of his wounds. Map of his travels...