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Juan Ponce de León [a] (c. 1474 – July 1521 [6]) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513.
Juan Ponce de León II, 28th governor of Puerto Rico, grandson of the first governor, and the first born in the island to become governor.. In the governor's absence, or if the governor dies or is unable to perform the executive duties, the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico takes control of the executive position, as acting governor during a temporary absence or inability, and as governor in ...
Juan Ponce de León (1474–1521) was the first Governor of Puerto Rico and discovered Florida in 1513. He is the first known European to set foot on today's contiguous United States . Vasco Núñez de Balboa (c.1475–1519) is known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to reach and ...
Juan Ponce de León (1474–1521) was a Spanish explorer known for seeking the Fountain of Youth and the first Governor of Puerto Rico. Juan Ponce de 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
Caparra is an archaeological site in the municipality of Guaynabo in northeastern Puerto Rico. Declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1994, the site contains the remains of the first European settlement and capital of the main island of Puerto Rico, specifically the foundations of the residence of Juan Ponce de León, the first European conquistador and governor of Puerto Rico.
Agustín de Iturbide (1783–1824), Liberator of Mexico; Juan Leal (1676–1742) Juan Ponce de León (1474–1521) Juan Ponce de León II (1524–1591) Francisco de Miranda (1750–1816), Liberator of Venezuela; José Antonio Páez (1790–1873) Carlos Soublette (1789–1870), Libertador of Venezuela; Antonio José de Sucre (1795–1830)
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 governor of Puerto Rico. Ponce de León may also refer to:
In 1508, Agüeybana I opted to welcome Juan Ponce de León warmly, after learning of the impending arrival from a group of caciques that had met the Spanish Conquistador in 1506. [23] The negotiation process to meet the royal family took around a year and a half, with some caciques escorting him from Mona Island to the lands of Agüeybana, the ...