Ponce de León

Ponce de León may refer to:

People

• Juan Ponce de León, (1474–1521) a Spanish explorer of the Americas and first Governor of Puerto Rico
• Juan Ponce de León II, (1524–1591), the first Puerto Rican to become acting governor of Puerto Rico
• Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the son of Juan Ponce de León II, and early settler of Ponce, Puerto Rico
• Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain) (?–1526), Spanish governor of New Spain
• Pedro Ponce de León (1520–1584) a Spanish Benedictine monk who is often credited as being "the first teacher for the deaf"
• Pedro Ponce de León y Riquelme, Governor of Venezuela Province (1566–1569)
• Luis Ponce de León (1527–1591), Spanish poet
• Diego de Alvear y Ponce de León (1749–1830), Spanish military commander and politician
• Diego de Vargas (Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras, 1643–1704), Spanish governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, today the U.S. states of New Mexico and Arizona
• Nestor Ponce de León (February 26, 1837–December 17, 1899) Cuban exile to the US, publisher, founder, secretary and treasurer of the Junta Central Revolucionaria in New York city to which José Martí belonged
• Fernando Ponce de León (1917–1998), Colombian writer
• Nicolás Ponce de León (1590/95-1654), acting governor of Florida in 1631-1633 and 1651
• Nicolás Ponce de León II, acting governor of Florida in 1663-1664, and 1673-1675
• Patricio Ponce de León (1919–2010), Cuban mycologist
• Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, viceroy of Naples (r. 1646–48)
• Daniel Ponce de León (born 1980), Mexican boxer
• Augusto Ponce de León, character played by Guillermo García Cantú in the 2009 Mexican telenovela Camaleones

Places

• Ponce de León Hotel, one of leading hotel of defunct Flagler System, which now evolved into Flagler College
• Ponce de Leon amusement park, a former amusement park in Atlanta, Georgia
• Ponce de Leon Apartments, a contributing building to the Fox Theatre Historic District, Midtown Atlanta, Georgia
• Ponce de Leon Avenue, a major and historic thoroughfare in Atlanta, Georgia
• Ponce de Leon, Florida, a town in the United States
• Ponce de Leon Park, a former baseball park in Atlanta, Georgia
• Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda, Florida
• Ponce de Leon Springs (Atlanta), former springs in Atlanta, Georgia
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park, a park in the Florida panhandle
• Ponce de León Inlet, an inlet in northern Florida
• Ponce de Leon Inlet Light, a lighthouse
• Ponce de León Island, a barrier island in central Florida

Other

• Ponce de Leon (train), a train operated by the Southern Railway in the southeast United States

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