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Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León
( ; 1474 – July 1521) was a
Spanish
explorer
and
conquistador
. He became the first
Governor of Puerto Rico
by appointment of the
Spanish crown
. He led the first known European expedition to
La Florida
, which he named, and is associated with the legend of the
Fountain of Youth
, supposed to be in Florida.
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