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PONCE DE LEON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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:
Juan Ponce de Leon; Ponce de Leon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ponce de Leon" is a kind of...):
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
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