Ponce de León

[pons duh lee-uhn; Sp. pawn-the the le-awn, pawn-se]

noun

Juan

[hwahn] , c1460–1521, Spanish explorer.

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Ponce de León (ˈpɒns də ˈliːən, Spanish ˈpɔnθe ðe leˈɔn)

—n
	Juan (xwan). ?1460--1521, Spanish explorer. He settled (1509) and governed (1510--12) Puerto Rico and discovered (1513) Florida

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