Ponce de León
[ 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
Juan
[hwahn] /ʰwɑn/,c1460–1521,
Spanish explorer.
British Dictionary definitions for juan ponce de leon
Ponce de León
/ (ˈpɒns də ˈliːən, Spanish ˈpɔnθe ðe leˈɔn) /
noun
Juan (xwan). ?1460–1521, Spanish explorer. He settled (1509) and governed (1510–12) Puerto Rico and discovered (1513) Florida