Ponce de León

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

noun

1. Juan [hwahn], c1460–1521, Spanish explorer.

Ponce de León

/ ˈpɔnθe ðe leˈɔn; ˈpɒns də ˈliːən /

noun

1. 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