Spanish conquistadors moved north in an attempt to expand the new Spanish empire. Which statement is TRUE about Spanish activiti
es in the Borderlands? A.Ponce de León conquered Florida while looking for the Fountain of Youth. B.Spain brought Christianity to what is now the United States. C.Coronado settled the Seven Cities of Cíbola. D.Spanish soldiers seized St. Augustine from British soldiers.
A is true. In pursuit of a rumored fountain of youth located on an island known as Bimini, Ponce de León led an expedition to the coast of what is now Florida in 1513. Thinking it was the island he sought, he sailed back to colonize the region in 1521, but was fatally wounded in an Indian attack soon after his arrival.
