Juan Ponce de León - Part 2 - Explorer

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Education, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Ponce de León's goes from conquistador to explorer in the second part of our series. This time, he conducts two expeditions of exploration in search of the island of Beniny - which turns out to be Florida. We also talk about Ponce de León's connection to the Fountain of Youth. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers Factor. Go to factormeals.com/explorers50off and use code explorers50off for 50 percent off and free breakfast for a year. New subscribers only, varies by plan. 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year while subscription is active. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.9	The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.
0:10.1	When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves.
0:13.9	And when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over turned into a struggle
0:19.4	to guarantee liberty and justice for all Americans.
0:23.3	I'm Tracy.
0:24.5	And I'm Rich.
0:25.6	And we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this pivotal era in American history.
0:32.9	Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction wherever you find your podcasts.
0:37.5	Hello and welcome to the Explorers podcast.
0:52.2	Today is the second and final episode in our series on
0:54.7	Spanish conquistador and explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. I have one note for today. If you want to
1:00.6	see a map of our explorers route and key locations, please check that out on our website at
1:05.8	explorerspodcast.com. And that is it for our note for today. Let's get rolling.
1:11.6	Last time we left Ponce de Leon as he prepared set out in search of the
1:15.1	islands of Benigny, a mysterious land that was supposedly rich with gold and other sparkly
1:20.4	stuff. Let's do a recap of the expedition's makeup.
1:24.6	Ponce de Leon's fleet consisted of three ships and approximately 200 men. The ships
1:29.1	included two caravals, the Santiago and the Santa Maria, plus one brigantine, the San Cristobel.
1:35.1	The Santiago was Ponce de Leon's flagship. The fleet's pilot, Antone de Alaminos, was highly respected.
1:42.2	We have hardly any information about this expedition.
1:45.4	Most of it comes from a Spanish historian,
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