The New Hampshire Colony

       The New Hampshire colony was settled in 1623 by Captain John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges.They were the first proprietaries. It was then later bequeathed to Mason by the King and made into a royal colony. A royal charter was given in the late 1670's as it was merged with Massachusetts then later taken apart. The Indian population included the Abenaki, which were involved in a lot of wars. They also raised tobacco, and different types of vegetables. The colony itself was involved with shipbuilding and fish; this was their economy. The colony was not strictly any one religion either. 

       Important people from the colony were Sir Ferdinando Gorges, David Thomson, Edward and Thomas Hilton, John Wheelwright, and John Cutt.  Sir Gorges was one of the original owners along with Mason. Thomson and the Hilton brothers were sent to scout the land before any real colonization began. John Wheelwright arrived at the colony after banishment from the Bay Colony. He was also Anne Hutchison's brother in law. John Cutt was the first appointed president. 

        The rulers in England during the time the colony was made were King William and Queen Mary. Other rulers were King Charles II and King George III. The colony was involved in three wars, usually the one being hit first. 

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Juan Ponce de Leon was born in Tierra de Campos de Palacia, Spain in 1840 to a family known for its noble status; he later enlisted as a soldier and fought in the war in Granada. He then left his military life to become an explorer like Columbus; years later, Ponce was named the governor a part of Spain after the notable feat of subduing an Indian rebellion. He was officially sent on an exploration in 1508 by the King and Queen of Spain, on orders to retrieve the gold found in Puerto Rico. When he arrived back, Ponce was named governor of Puerto Rico where he settled with his wife and daughter. 

        He then voyaged onto another exploration for the crown where he looked for more gold while also investigating the fountain of youth. In 1512, the explorer received  a contract from the crown that stated any land he discovered would be his for the next three years, but expected to pay for it all himself. The next year, Ponce led three ships to the island of Bimini. On Easter Sunday the explorer arrived to an island that no sailor had ever seen before, now believed to be the coastline of Florida. They sailed down the coastline until they landed on the Florida mainland on May 23. They encountered Native Americans and all were involved with several skirmishes with both sides were hit with casualties The Spanish took eight Native hostages but nevertheless, were attacked again by the Native Americans, with the Spanish taking down four of their canoes.

        The initial interest of the voyage to Florida was to search for more gold for the Spanish crown.  He was said to have searched for The Fountain of Youth when he landed on the coast of Florida, but never officially found it. The ultimate goal was to look for more gold. The explorer made went to Florida again with others to take over the land. . They were met with attacks after they landed by Indians and Ponce was injured by an arrow with a poison-soaked tip. He sailed to Havana, Cuba for hel, but died. Leon's remains were rest in Puerto Rico, then moved to the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista.