ponce de leon

Ponce de Le·ón

[pons duh lee-uhn; Spanish 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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Juan (xwan). ?1460--1521, Spanish explorer. He settled (1509) and governed (1510--12) Puerto Rico and discovered (1513) Florida

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