What is aging?
Aging versus disease
7 min readFeb 6, 2019
The legendary Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521), like many of his contemporaries, sought fame and fortune through exploration of the New World. He settled in Hispaniola (now modern day Dominican Republic) before becoming the governor of Puerto Rico for 2 years before being replaced by Christopher Columbus’ son, Diego. Forced to sail once again, he allegedly heard native tales of a…
