A territory discovered by this man was named for Easter flowers.
This man was appointed governor of Higüey (ee-GWAY) after leading a successful campaign against the natives of the region. Woodrow Wilson had a hypothesis about this man and a variety of brown tea. He may have been a deckhand on the second of Columbus's voyages and supposedly discovered the Gulf Stream. This man launched one expedition in search of the island of Bimini. Rumors of gold led him to establish the colony of Caparra, the first European settlement in Puerto Rico. A territory discovered by this man was named for Easter flowers. This explorer was killed by a poisoned arrow from an Apalachee Indian that was shot near the Caloosahatchee River. For 10 points, name this man who "discovered" Florida while supposedly searching for the Fountain of Youth.
This man was appointed governor of Higüey (ee-GWAY) after leading a successful campaign against the natives of the region.
Juan Ponce de León &lt;Bentley&gt;