Ponce de Leon was a sailor and explorer for Spain. He had been given governorship of
             Hispaniola where he soon discovered that on Puerto Rico gold was found. He soon conquered
             the island and was given governorship of it. From the gold he became very wealthy. He soon
             learned of an Indian tale of an island called Bimini. On the Island There were supposedly lots if
             gold and pearls and a mystical fountain that could restore ones youth.
             Ponce de Leon asked for and received permission to conquer and settle in the island of
             Bimini. On March 3, 1513 he sailed from Puerto Rico with three ships. Sailing around the
             northwest corner of Cuba, he then looked for Bimini among the Bahaman Islands. Finally, on
             Easter Sunday, March 13, he landed on the coast near present day St. Augustine. He called the
             land Pascua Florida. After searching a few days for gold, pearls, and that elusive fountain, and
             finding none of them, he turned south.
             Along the southeast coast of Florida near the Indian River, they met the Ais Indians. The
             Ais called out to Ponce de Leon, so he went ashore. They then tried to take the boat from the
             Spanish. In the ensuing fight, an Indian clubbed a Spaniard on the head, resulting in an all day
             battle between the two. From a captured Indian, they learned that the land was called Cautio by
             the Ais. Incidentally, the Bahaman Indians called the land, Canico or Cancio.
             From there, the expedition sailed south around the Florida keys, and up the west coast of
             Florida to an area near the present-day Sanibel Island. There they battle with the Calusa Indians,
             led by their chief, Cacique Carlos. Again, there was an all day fight, which led to the Spaniards
             retreat. Turning southward across the Gulf of Mexico, the explorers came across a group of
             islands where they replenished their food supply with the turtles on the islands. They named
             them Tortugas, after the turtles. From there, they returned to C...