Ponce de leon
[pons duh lee-uh n; Spanish pawn-the th e le-awn, pawn-se] /ˈpɒns də ˈli ən; Spanish ˈpɔn θɛ ðɛ lɛˈɔn, ˈpɔn sɛ/
noun
1.
Juan
[hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), c1460–1521, Spanish explorer.
/ˈpɒns də ˈliːən; Spanish ˈpɔnθe ðe leˈɔn/
noun
1.
Juan (xwan). ?1460–1521, Spanish explorer. He settled (1509) and governed (1510–12) Puerto Rico and discovered (1513) Florida
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