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Ponce de León reached Puerto Rico on 19 October 1513 after having been away for almost eight months. The other ship, after further explorations returned safely on 20 February 1514. [92] Although Ponce de León is widely credited with the discovery of Florida, he almost certainly was not the first European to reach the peninsula.
Lola Rodríguez de Tió (September 14, 1843 – November 10, 1924) was the first Puerto Rican-born woman poet to establish herself a reputation as a great poet throughout all of Latin America. [1] A believer in women's rights , she was also committed to the abolition of slavery and the independence of Puerto Rico.
Mónica Ponce de León is a Latina architect, educator, and dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture. A National Design Award winner, Ponce de León has focused on the application of robotic technology to building fabrication and architecture education. [ 1 ]
Famous people quotes about life. 46. “There is only one certainty in life and that is that nothing is certain.” —G.K. Chesterton (June 1926) 47. “Make it a rule of life never to regret and ...
The dog was owned by Ponce de León. When he was busy with his duties as the governor of Puerto Rico, Becerrillo was often entrusted to the care of Captain Diego Guilarte de Salazar, a man known for his ruthless tactics and shrewd strategy. He would use Becerrillo to attack natives who defied the conquistadors, attempting to terrorize them into ...
Alberto Yarini y Ponce de León (5 February 1882 – 21 November 1910) was a Cuban racketeer and pimp during the period of the Cuban War of Independence against Spain. Yarini was well known in his time, is Cuba's most famous pimp, and came to symbolize the concept of Cubanidad, the Cuban national identity, to many Cubans, long after his death.
Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras (1643–1704), commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (currently covering the modern US states of New Mexico and Arizona). He was the title-holder in 1690–1695, and effective governor in 1692–1696 and ...
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