{"product_id":"christopher-columbuss-epoch-9781959895589","title":"Christopher Columbus's Epoch","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristopher Columbus, the explorer credited with the European discovery of Puerto Rico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuan Ponce de León, Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, was the first governor of Puerto Rico. His grandson Juan Ponce de Leon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII was the first indigenous governor of Puerto Rico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 24, 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with 17 ships and 1,200 to 1,500 soldiers from Cádiz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 19, 1493, he landed on the island, naming it San Juan Bautista in honor of Saint John the Baptist. The first European\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecolony, Caparra, was founded on August 8, 1508, by Juan Ponce de León, a lieutenant under Columbus, who was greeted by the Taíno\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCacique Agüeybaná and who later became the first governor of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePonce de Leon was actively involved in the Higuey massacre of 1503 in Hispaniola, present-day Dominican Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma Iris Pagan Morales was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She comes from a very lovable family. Her parents, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuan Jose Pagan Rodriguez, and Digna Morales Figueroa, now deceased, always helped her with her projects as a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewriter and teaching career. Norma had three siblings, Adelin Milagros Pagan Morales, Juan Jose Pagan Morales, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Julio Manuel Pagan Morales. Julio Manuel Pagan Morales died on September 19, 1998, and Adelin Milagros\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePagan Morales died on February 17, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma did all her academic studies in New York City, Puerto Rico, and Canada. She worked in the City of New York Police Department. As an Educator, she worked in New York City Bd. of Education as an English Teacher, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Puerto Rico Bd. of Education as an English teacher and in the Puerto Rico Army National.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma has published eleven books: Proud of My Puerto Rican Bequest,  Porque Soy Boricua? Poemas del Alma, Art in Written Form, A Baffl ing Short Stories Collection, On Job in the Big Apple, Puerto Rican Soldiers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing with Pride, Nature's Rage in the Caribbean, Boricua de Pura Cepa, You are the One and The Unfaithfuls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norma Iris Pagan Morales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Point Print and Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959895589","brand":"West Point Print and Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41194178412659,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_03a3c86f-4a29-4063-af32-be845ee99ddb.jpg?v=1704297985","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/christopher-columbuss-epoch-9781959895589","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}