The moderator with a similar name,Do the community deserve better from moderators user name.?????Juan Ponce de León [a] (c. 1474 – July 1521The Higüey Massacre: He actively participated in the brutal 1504 Higüey massacre against the native Taíno in eastern Hispaniola. For his military service in suppressing Indigenous rebellions, he was rewarded by Spanish authorities with land grants and Taíno slaves. [1, 2, 3]
Forced Labor and Enslavement: As the first governor of Puerto Rico, Ponce de León enslaved the local Taíno people. He forced them into brutal labor conditions, making them farm estates and mine for gold
Catastrophic Indigenous Devastation: The combination of enslavement, warfare, and European diseases brought by his expeditions (such as smallpox) caused the Taíno population in Puerto Rico to collapse by an estimated 90%. [1]
Moderator Note: I moved Your Posts to an own Thread because the Content doesn't belong in the origin Thread.
So, You want discuss this in public even when I already gave You an Explanation? Well, then we should explan the Context.
So, for all who read this: I wrote @scarletpimperquell a private Message because of some sloppy Behavior. He/she sent me a Comment because of the ''Ponce'' in my User Name and that it is in British English some Kind of Slang.
I explained that this is a Name. Full Version: Juan Ponce dé Leon. The Explorer of the Fountain of Youth. Then the User brought up the Stuff, You can see here. I explained that I know that Conquistadores were bad and explained again that the Connection is to the Fountain of Youth.
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This thread is closed due to it being nothing more than a series of misdirection used to post personal attacks.
There is nothing here for the members to discuss.
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