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    Juan Ponce de León (/ˌpɒns də ˈliːən/, also UK: /ˌpɒnseɪ də leɪˈɒn/, US: /ˌpɒns də liˈoʊn, ˌpɒns(ə) deɪ -/, Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈponθe ðe leˈon]; 1474 – July...
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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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    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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  • 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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    populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 1816–1818 José De León (born 1992), Puerto Rican baseball player Juan Manuel de León Merchante (1626–1680), Spanish dramatist Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521)...
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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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    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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    business district of San Juan and a nickname given to the sections of Juan Ponce de León Avenue and Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue that cross Hato Rey Norte from...
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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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    as walkable. Juan Ponce de León The Fountain of Youth Spring (hydrology) Floridan Aquifer "Ponce de León Springs State Park - Ponce de León, Florida". www...
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  • Bornos and Oliva de la Frontera. Pedro Ponce de León was the son of Fernando Ponce de León y Meneses, Lord of Marchena, and Isabel Pérez de Guzmán, Lady of...
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    Pascua Florida (category Juan Ponce de León)
    the Governor's discretion. Pascua Florida Day is a state holiday. Juan Ponce de León is the first known European to discover the area that is now known...
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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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  • 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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  • Argentina Juan Pierre, American baseball player Juan Pizarro Navarrete, Spanish physician and politician Juan Ponce de León, Spanish explorer Juan Rincón...
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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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    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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    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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