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The tomb of Juan Ponce de León (c. 1460-1521) in Saint John the Baptist Cathedral in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ponce de León was a conquistador who became the first governor of Puerto Rico and, landing in Florida on an expedition of exploration, gave the region that name in 1513.
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Daderot. (2022, May 30). Tomb of Juan Ponce de León. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15975/tomb-of-juan-ponce-de-leon/
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Daderot. "Tomb of Juan Ponce de León." World History Encyclopedia, May 30, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15975/tomb-of-juan-ponce-de-leon/.
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Daderot. "Tomb of Juan Ponce de León." World History Encyclopedia, 30 May 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15975/tomb-of-juan-ponce-de-leon/.