Juan Ponce de León
Also known as Don Juan Ponce de León, Juan Ponce de Leon, Don Juan Ponce de Leon, Ponce de Leon
Spanish explorer and conquistador
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Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who played a significant role in the early European colonization of the Caribbean and what is now the southeastern United States during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He matters historically because he led some of the first European expeditions and settlements in these regions, contributing to the Spanish colonial expansion in the Americas.
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- Tinta como sangre
- Patio de infancia
- Los silencios y la palabra
- La finitud del vuelo
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1470s births1521 deaths15th-century Castilians16th-century Spanish explorersBurials at the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, Puerto RicoDeaths by poisoningExplorers of Spanish FloridaFounders of cities in the Spanish West IndiesJuan Ponce de LeónPeople from the Province of ValladolidRoyal governors of Puerto RicoSpanish conquistadors