| Nicolás Ponce de León II | |
|---|---|
| 25º Governor of La Florida | |
| In office 1673–1674 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel de Cendoya |
| Succeeded by | Pablo de Hita y Salazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | early XVII century |
| Died | unknow |
| Profession | governor |
Nicolas Ponce de León II was the acting governor of Florida between 1673 and 1674. He served as acting governor after the death of Manuel de Cendoya, continuing on the fort of Castillo de San Marcos, to "lock" the British attacks in Florida.
Nicolas Ponce de Leon was appointed acting governor of Florida in 1673 to temporarily replace Manuel de Cendoya, who had died in that year. He continued with the construction of the new Castillo de San Marcos, Manuel de Cendoya started. Under his rule, the reconstruction of the castle of San Marcos was quick but not as much as he expected, because the Native Americans who built the castle did not know their production techniques and they made many mistakes in the construction which involved redoing over and over again, the areas in which they had failed. In addition, epidemics caused by poor hygiene which killed many of them and the excess weight of the loads and little knowledge to manipulate him them caused dislocations in the bones, not counting the towers that falling in the works. Lack of funds remained the biggest problem for construction. It sent thousands of dollars that basically served for food and wages. Nicholas II Ponce de Leon stepped down as governor of Florida in 1674 with the appointment of Pablo de Hita y Salazar as official governor of Florida.[1]