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He was born in San Tervas de Campos, Spain, in 1474. There is no record of his birth, parent's names, or of his preteeen years. In his younger years he served as a squire and earned the nickname "poor knight." From that day on he trained himself in the arts of war and survival to prepare himself for future of daring and unimaginable adventures to the unknown. In 1493 he joined Columbus on his 2nd voyage to …showed first 75 words of 281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 281 total…for. People were overwhelmed to hear about his death in his last battle he fought in, which was with Calusa Indians in Florida. He died not in the battle for he was a great warrior raised to survive all odds although he was wounded severely which is the reason he died. Although, he never found the "fountain of youth" his grand voyage over to the Americas left us history and countless stories of his adventures.