THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST
STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST
The legend of the Fountain of
Youth is far older than many of us can comprehend dating back to the time Marco
Polo. However, no one really searched for the Fountain of Youth, they only
dreamed of this miraculous spring from which flowed the water of healing and
eternal youth.
One man did search for the Fountain of Youth and
his name was Juan Ponce de Leon. Ponce de Leon was born around 1474 in San
Tervas de Campos, Spain. There is no other record of him except that many
referred to him as “the poor knight.”
During his childhood he trained himself in the arts
of war and survival who knows the reasons why, maybe he knew in advance that he
would be one of the most famous Conquistadores of Spain.
When Christopher Columbus headed
on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493, Ponce de Leon was among the crew.
He then settled on a Caribbean island named Hispaniola. Ponce de Leon was in
search of wealth, power, and glory and had trained for these explorations since
he was a young boy. While living on Hispaniola he became Hispaniola’s Military
Commander and Deputy Governor. At the age of 28, in 1506, he found another
island near by named Boringuin, which is now Puerto Rico. In 1508, Ponce de Leon
became Governor of the Spanish Colony. None of this satisfied his desire for
power and wealth so he went to the king and convinced him to give him enough men
and ships to search for the “Fountain of Youth.” Where he heard about the
infamous fountain is the center of much controversy, as some believe he heard
rumors from natives while others realize the legend was around during Greek and
Roman times.
No matter, where he heard the about the Fountain of
Youth, he and his crew set out for the mainland of what is now Florida in 1513.
In his quest for the Fountain of Youth, he was the first European to set foot on
“Pascua de Florida” which translates into feast of flowers, which is the name of
a Spanish Easter holiday, which is the day in which he and his crews landed on
here.
Ponce de Leon searched the Florida coast and many
of the interior parts between 1513 and 1521 for the Fountain of Youth. He in
famous for founding the city of St. Augustine, Florida, however, he never
located the miraculous spring. If there is a Fountain of Youth somewhere in
Florida, it is still hidden from humanity.
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