Juan Ponce de León
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Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador best known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ponce de León | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish nobleman
ⓘ
conquistador ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | myth of the Fountain of Youth ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
San Juan
ⓘ
surface form:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
| causeOfDeath | wounds from an indigenous attack in Florida ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1474 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | July 1521 ⓘ |
| employer |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| endTime | 1512 (first term as governor of Puerto Rico) ⓘ |
| explored |
Bahamas
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahamas archipelago
Florida ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a key figure in the European discovery of Florida
ⓘ
considered a key figure in the early history of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first governor of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
early Spanish exploration of the Caribbean ⓘ leading the first official European expedition to Florida ⓘ |
| landfallLocation | east coast of the Florida peninsula ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| namedBy | Florida was named by Juan Ponce de León ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableExpedition | 1513 voyage that reached Florida ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
ⓘ
conquistador ⓘ explorer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
conquest of Puerto Rico ⓘ exploration of Florida ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Santervás de Campos ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cuba
ⓘ
Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
|
| positionHeld |
Adelantado of Florida
ⓘ
Governor of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nicolás de Ovando (as colonial authority in the region) ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedIn | Spanish military ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ |
| startTime | 1509 (as governor of Puerto Rico) ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Nicolás de Ovando (as colonial authority in the region)
ⓘ
surface form:
Diego Colón (as overall Caribbean authority)
|
Referenced by (11)
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this entity surface form:
Ponce de León