Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León (c. 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first European expeditions to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of noble birth and served in the Spanish military from a young age. He first came to the Americas as a "gentleman volunteer" with Christopher Columbus's second expedition in 1493.
Adelantado Juan Ponce de León Engraving depicting Ponce de León, in Torquemada's Monarquía Indiana (1615) 1st, 3rd, and 7th Governor of Puerto Rico In office 1508–1509 Preceded byOffice established Succeeded byJuan Cerón In office 1510–1511 Preceded byJuan Cerón Succeeded byJuan Cerón In office 1515–1519 Preceded byCristóbal de Mendoza Succeeded bySánchez Velázquez/Antonio de la Gama Personal details Bornc. 1474 Santervás de Campos, Castile DiedJuly 1521 (aged 46–47) Havana, Governorate of Cuba Resting placeCathedral of San Juan Bautista (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Spouse2…
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