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Who were Juan Ponce de León's main adversaries in his colonization attempt of Florida in 1521?
The Apache people
The Aztec people
Spanish rival explorers
The native Calusa people
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Juan Ponce de León's main adversaries in his colonization attempt of Florida in 1521 were the native Calusa people. The Calusa were a powerful and aggressive tribe who controlled much of the southern Florida peninsula. They were skilled warriors and were not afraid to use violence to defend their territory. The Spanish were unprepared for the Calusa's resistance and were eventually forced to abandon their colony.
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