Ponce de León
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Juan Garrido came here with the first European to step foot on the continent from Europe, and he came here with Ponce de León to a place.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2023
That sequence also highlights the work of scenic designer Milagros Ponce de León, whose conventional bricks-and-beams set undergoes an eye-catching transformation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
Rather than rummaging around Florida like Juan Ponce de León in the 1500s, the lawmakers are giving taxpayer dollars to scientists to develop life-altering elixirs.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Ponce de León, I think we’ve finally found your Fountain of Youth.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Ponce de León, who had been with Columbus on his second voyage, discovered the country which he named Florida.
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
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