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The Supreme Court later ruled that Truman had overstepped his authority, opening the way for a seven-week strike by steelworkers. In , Ryan White, the teenage AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance had gained national attention, died in Indianapolis at age In addition, he was not the first European to explore the area.
Spanish expeditions had raided the Bahamas on a regular basis for years prior, and there is evidence that some made it as far as the east coast of Florida. A neighboring tribe of Caribs had burned the settlement to the ground and killed several Spaniards.
His own house was destroyed and his family had narrowly escaped death. The Spanish crown also ordered him to organize a small army to subdue a native uprising on Puerto Rico that had continued in his absence. He left Spain with a small fleet in May Historical accounts of his encounters with the Caribs on Puerto Rico are vague, but it seems there was a series of military engagements with no clear outcome.
He stayed there for two years, until he finally received assurances that his financial empire was secure and returned to Puerto Rico. Records are scarce, but some accounts describe a poorly organized trip. The expedition landed somewhere on the western side of the Florida peninsula, where it was soon attacked by Calusa warriors. The expedition sailed back to Cuba, where he died in July He built a small financial empire that helped advance Spanish colonization in the Caribbean, and he might have gone even further had he been able to avoid political intrigue with the Columbus family.
Many historical sources agree that he treated the native people under his control better than most conquistadors. While there, he found large deposits of gold. Soon after his discovery, he left the island. He returned in on orders from the king of Spain to explore and colonize the island. He renamed the island Puerto Rico. He was the island's governor for two years until the king replaced him with Columbus' son.
He was in search of new lands and treasures. He had also heard of a mythical fountain of youth. Indians spoke of a legendary, magical spring whose water was believed to make older people young again.
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