Definition of Ponce de León, Juan in English:
Ponce de León, Juan
proper nounˌponseˌponθe de leˈonˌpɒnseɪ də leɪˈɒnˈpäns də ˈlēän
(c.1460–1521), Spanish explorer. He accompanied Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, became governor of Puerto Rico (1510–12), and landed on the coast of Florida in 1513, claiming the area for Spain.
Definition of Ponce de León, Juan in US English:
Ponce de León, Juan
proper nounˈpäns də ˈlēän
(c.1460–1521), Spanish explorer. He accompanied Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, became governor of Puerto Rico 1510–12, and landed on the coast of Florida near what became St. Augustine in 1513, claiming the area for Spain.