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    Juan Ponce de León (c. 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico...
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    Troche and Juana Ponce de León. The Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León was Ponce de León II's maternal grandfather. Ponce de León II was sent by the...
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  • Juan Ponce de León y Loayza (born San Juan, Puerto Rico) was the son of Juan Ponce de León II (born Juan Troche-Ponce de León), the interim Spanish governor...
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  • Juan Ponce de León (1474–1521) was an early Spanish explorer who is credited as being the first European to land in North America, and was the first colonial...
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    Avenida Juan Ponce de León, coextensive as Puerto Rico Highway 25 (PR-25) along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, Puerto...
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    States. The Town of Ponce de Leon was named after Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de León. It is part of the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. The population...
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    became associated with the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, the first Governor of Puerto Rico. Ponce de León was supposedly searching for the Fountain...
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  • De León or de León or De Leon is a Spanish origin surname, often toponymic, in which case it may possibly indicate an ultimate family origin in the Kingdom...
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  • León may also refer to: Juan Ponce de León II (1524–1591), grandson of Juan Ponce de León; first Puerto Rican Governor of Puerto Rico Juan Ponce de León...
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    populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson...
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    Ponce de León y Cabello (10 September 1906 – 29 September 1936) was a Spanish painter and propagandist. He was the son of jurist Juan Ponce de León y...
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    Stone Mountain, Georgia. It was named for Ponce de Leon Springs, in turn from explorer Juan Ponce de León, but is not pronounced as in Spanish. Several...
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    Nájera. Juan Ponce de León Juan Ponce de León II Juan Ponce de León y Loayza Luis Ponce de León Pedro Ponce de León the Elder Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th...
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  • A statue of Juan Ponce de León was erected in the Plaza de San José in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1882. In 2022, the statue was vandalized and knocked...
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    conquests of Cuba by Diego Velázquez and the expeditions to Florida by Juan Ponce de León. By 1519, he had joined Cortes's forces and invaded present-day Mexico...
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  • Uruguayan-Spanish documentary film written and directed by Facundo Ponce de León and Juan Ponce de León in their respective feature directorial debuts. The film...
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  • the title of Alcalde Mayor to replace Ovando's favorite, Juan Ponce de León. Ponce de León had just begun the conquest of Puerto Rico the previous year...
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    de las Carnes (English: Meat Market), also known as La Plaza de los Perros (English: Dogs' Plaza), but formally, Plaza Juan Ponce de León (Juan Ponce...
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    the Ponce de Leon Spring, its most distinctive feature, which is fed by the Floridan Aquifer. The spring was named in honor of Juan Ponce de León, an...
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    la Fuente. Ponce de León is also related to: Juan Ponce de León Juan Ponce de León II Juan Ponce de León y Loayza Roderigo Ponce de Leon, marques of...
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    Florida peninsula. Spanish Florida was established in 1513, when Juan Ponce de León claimed peninsular Florida for Spain during the first official European...
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  • a population of 137 inhabitants and is known as the birthplace of Juan Ponce de León. Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, during a trade mission to Spain...
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    similar to a bar association). Lola's mother, Carmen Ponce de León, was a descendant of Juan Ponce de León, who was an explorer, and the first Spanish Governor...
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    tribes. Agüeybaná, the older, received Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León upon Ponce de León's arrival to Puerto Rico in 1508. According to an old Taíno...
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    person to officially occupy the position was Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in 1509. At the time, the Spanish monarchy was responsible for appointing...
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  • who struck the initial peace agreement with Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in 1508, Agüeybaná II rose to power. Beginning his reign amidst native...
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    palace built on land which belonged to the family of Ponce de León. In 1508, Juan Ponce de León founded the original settlement, Caparra (named after...
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    been whelped in either the kennels of Diego Columbus or those of Juan Ponce de León. A black eyed, medium-sized dog with a red coloured coat, it is recorded...
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    Historic Citrus Packing House District. DeLeon Springs is named for Juan Ponce de León. It was originally called Spring Garden and the name was changed in...
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    the Navy named for Ponce in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, the first governor...
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