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Juan Ponce de Leon

DEFINITIONS OF: Juan Ponce de Leon

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n Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)

Synonyms:
Ponce de Leon
Type of:
navigator
in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
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