De León

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De Leon, De León, de Leon, or de León is a Spanish surname. The name refers to:

[edit] Persons

• Antonio de Leon Pinelo (1589–1675), Spanish attorney, judge, and historian
• Aracelli de Leon (d. 1999), Latin American voice actress
• Aya de Leon (b. 1967), American writer and poet
• Cam de Leon (b. 1962), American artist and digital illustrator
• Carlos De Leon (b. 1959), Puerto Rican professional boxer
• Carlos Enrique Díaz de León (20th c.), President of Guatemala 1954
• Daniel De Leon (1852–1914), Curaçao-born American socialist and trade unionist
• Charito de León (b. 1939), Filipina actress
• Gerardo de León (b. 1924), Filipino film actor and director
• Gil de León (b. 1925), Filipino film actor and director
• Hugo De León (b. 1958), Uruguayan professional football player and coach
• Jerrick De Leon (b. 2005), smallest baby ever to survive an open-heart procedure called an arterial switch
• Joey de Leon (b. 1946), Filipino comedian and television host
• José García de León y Pizarro (1770–1835), Minister of State of Spain 1816–1818
• Juan Manuel de León Merchante (1626–1680), Spanish dramatist
• Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521), Spanish explorer and conquistador
• Juan Ponce de Leon II (16th c.), first Puerto Rican governor of Puerto Rico
• Juan Velázquez de León (d. 1520), Spanish conquistador with Hernán Cortés
• Juana Maria de los Delores de Leon Smith (1798–1872), wife of General Sir Harry Smith, Governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa
• Julio César de León (b. 1979), Honduran professional football player
• Kathleen de Leon Jones (b. 1977), Australian singer and television performer
• Luis Ponce de León (1527–1591), Spanish lyric poet and Augustinian friar
• Martin De Leon II (b. 1981), Mexican-American writer, editor, music critic, and blogger
• Miguel de León (b. 1962), Venezuelan actor
• Mike de Leon (Miguel de Leon) (b. 1947), Filipino film director, scripwriter, and producer
• Moses de Leon (known in Hebrew as Moshe ben Shem-Tov) (1250–1305), Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist
• Pablo de León (b. 1964), Argentine aerospace engineer
• Pedro Cieza de León (1520–1554), Spanish conquistador and historian
• Rafael de Leon (a.k.a. Roaring Lion) (1908–1999), Trinidadian calypsonian
• Ramiro de León Carpio (1942–2002), President of Guatemala 1993–1996
• Thomas Cooper de Leon (1839–1914), American journalist, author, and playwright
• Van de León (b. 1925), Filipino actor

[edit] Fictional character

• Cervantes de Leon, character in the Soul Series of fighting games

[edit] Places

• Arroyomolinos de León, town in the province of Huelva, Spain
• De Leon, Texas, USA
• Huajuapan de leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
• Ponce de Leon, Florida, USA
• Ponce de Leon, Missouri, USA
• DeLeon Springs, Florida, Volusia County, Florida, USA

[edit] Other

• Battle of St Pol de Leon (1346), between England and France
• De Leon Independent School District of De Leon, Texas
• De Leon Springs State Park, De Leon Springs, Volusia County, Florida, USA
• House at 3764 Ponce de Leon Avenue (a.k.a. Barnes House), a historic house in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
• Manuel Márquez de León International Airport, the airport serving La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Marques de Leon, a Spanish table wine
• Ponce de Leon Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, USA
• Ponce de León Hotel, a hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, USA
• Ponce de Leon Inlet Light, Volusia County, Florida, USA
• Ponce de Leon Middle School, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
• Ponce de Leon Middle Community School, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area, Holmes County, Florida, USA