How did Juan Ponce de León die?
Old age
Disease
Wounds in a skirmish.
In battle against the Aztecs
Answer
Juan Ponce de León died from wounds in a skirmish with the Calusa Indians in 1521. He had been leading an expedition to find the Fountain of Youth, a legendary spring that was said to restore youth to anyone who drank from it. The expedition was unsuccessful, and Ponce de León was killed in a battle with the Calusa.
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