Ponce de León
Americannoun
noun
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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
In Chapter 4’s examination of 16th-century Spanish exploration, for example, Gov. Juan Ponce de León of Puerto Rico appears in around 10 sentences, while chronicler Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca receives whole paragraphs.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
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 died in July, leaving Aguilar as governor.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
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