Ponce de León

American  

[pons duh lee-uhn, pawn-the the le-awn, pawn-se] / ˈpɒns də ˈli ən, ˈpɔn θɛ ðɛ lɛˈɔn, ˈpɔn sɛ /

noun

1. Juan c1460–1521, Spanish explorer.

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Ponce de León British  

/ ˈpɔnθe ðe leˈɔn, ˈpɒns də ˈliːən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

Thousands of Seminoles were living in scattered villages when Juan Ponce de León arrived in 1513 and claimed the territory for Spain.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2021

Sailing from Porto Rico in 1513 Juan Ponce de León, who was interested in slave-hunting and exploration, discovered and coasted the Peninsula of Florida.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene