Statue of Juan Ponce de León

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A modern statue of Juan Ponce de León (c. 1460-1521) in St. Augustine, Florida. 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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Lundberg, D. (2022, May 30). Statue of Juan Ponce de León. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15976/statue-of-juan-ponce-de-leon/

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Lundberg, Dan. "Statue of Juan Ponce de León." World History Encyclopedia, May 30, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15976/statue-of-juan-ponce-de-leon/.

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Lundberg, Dan. "Statue of Juan Ponce de León." World History Encyclopedia, 30 May 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15976/statue-of-juan-ponce-de-leon/.

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