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Juan Ponce de León (Santervás de Campos, 8 aprile 1460 – L'Avana, luglio 1521) è stato un condottiero spagnolo che ricoprì la carica di governatore di Porto Rico dal 1508 al 1511 e dal 1515 al 1519. Si arruolò ancora giovane per entrare in guerra e liberare Granada, l'ultimo possedimento dei Mori nella penisola iberica.
Juan Ponce de León (/ ˌ p ɒ n s d ə ˈ l iː ə n /, also UK: / ˌ p ɒ n s eɪ d ə l eɪ ˈ ɒ n /, US: / ˌ p ɒ n s d ə l i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ p ɒ n s (ə) d eɪ-/, Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈponθe ðe leˈon]; 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto ...
2 apr 2024 · Juan Ponce de León (born 1460?, Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, León [Spain]—died 1521, Havana, Cuba) was a Spanish explorer who founded the first European settlement on Puerto Rico and who is credited with being the first European to reach Florida in 1513.
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- Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. In 1508–09 he explored and settled Puerto Rico, founding the colony’s oldest settlement, Caparra, near w...
- Juan Ponce de León is credited with being the first European to reach Florida. In April 1513 he landed on the coast of Florida at a site between Sa...
- In 1521 Juan Ponce de León sailed to Florida with two ships and 200 men and landed near Charlotte Harbor. There he was wounded by an arrow during a...
9 nov 2009 · Juan Ponce de León, born into Spanish nobility, was a soldier and explorer who served as governor of the eastern province of Hispaniola when he decided to explore a nearby island, now known...
2 ago 2023 · Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León led a European expedition for gold, which eventually brought him to the southeast coast of what would become the United States. He gave Florida its...
1 giu 2022 · Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521) was a Spanish conquistador who led expeditions from Puerto Rico to the coast of Florida, giving the region its current name. He also served as the first governor of Puerto Rico and discovered the Gulf Stream.
Juan Ponce de León ( Santervás de Campos, 8 aprile 1460 – L'Avana, luglio 1521) è stato un condottiero spagnolo che ricoprì la carica di governatore di Porto Rico dal 1508 al 1511 e dal 1515 al 1519. Si arruolò ancora giovane per entrare in guerra e liberare Granada, l'ultimo possedimento dei Mori nella penisola iberica.
