Ponce de León

[ pons duh lee-uhn; Spanish pawn-the the le-awn, pawn-se ]

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Ponce de León

/ ˈpɔnθe ðe leˈɔn; ˈpɒns də ˈliːən /

Ponce de LeónJuan?14601521MSpanishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: colonist Juan (xwan). ?1460–1521, Spanish explorer. He settled (1509) and governed (1510–12) Puerto Rico and discovered (1513) Florida

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Second of two partsPhysicists have a lot in common with Ponce de León and U2’s Bono.

Nor was Ponce de Leon looking for any mythical Fountain of Youth.

According to Allman: Ponce de Leon did not discover Florida in 1513.

What Ponce de Leon failed to find in one fell swoop, medical researchers have been chipping away at in recent years.

Instead he found Juan Gonzalez Ponce de Leon, a valiant suitor of noble, unblemished credentials.

The fizz water must have something of the sort of thing that old Ponce de Leon sought.

In search of this wonderful fountain historians affirm, that Ponce de Leon and his followers ranged the island.

Dolores Ponce de Leon was remarkable for the small size of her hands and feet, and for the delicate moulding of her features.

Up this staircase the youth, who was Evaristo Ponce de Leon, led the way towards a corridor where a sentry stood on guard.

As he so mused a hand was laid upon his arm, he turned and found himself face to face with Marcelino Ponce de Leon.

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