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Juan Ponce de León

1460 - 1521

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Juan Ponce de León (, also UK: , US: , Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈponθe ðe leˈon]; 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of noble birth and served in the Spanish military from a young age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Ponce de León has received more than 4,256,432 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Ponce de León is the 35th most popular explorer (down from 29th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Juan Ponce de León is most famous for being the first European to reach Florida. He was also the first governor of Puerto Rico.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Juan Ponce de León ranks 35 out of 405Before him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa, John Cabot, Pytheas, Francisco de Orellana, Evliya Çelebi, and Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. After him are Jan van Riebeeck, Robert Falcon Scott, Martin Behaim, Ernest Shackleton, Hanno the Navigator, and Zhang Qian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Juan Ponce de León ranks 2Before him is Vasco da Gama. After him are Johann Tetzel, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Bartholomew Columbus, Judah Leon Abravanel, Juan de la Cosa, Tristão da Cunha, Lorenzo Costa, Jacopo de' Barbari, and Geertgen tot Sint Jans. Among people deceased in 1521, Juan Ponce de León ranks 5Before him are Ferdinand Magellan, Pope Leo X, Manuel I of Portugal, and Josquin des Prez. After him are Zhengde Emperor, Sebastian Brant, Christina of Saxony, Leonardo Loredan, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco Serrão, and Raffaele Riario.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Ponce de León ranks 102 out of 2,932Before him are Roderic (688), Luis Aragonés (1938), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Pablo Casals (1876), and Antonio Banderas (1960). After him are Magnus Maximus (335), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Peter of Castile (1334), and Martial (40).

Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Juan Ponce de León ranks 6Before him are Hernán Cortés (1485), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), and Francisco de Orellana (1511). After him are Diego de Almagro (1475), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460).