Ponce de León Juan

Ponce de Le·ón

P0436100 (pŏns′ də lē′ən, lē-ōn′, pōn′thĕ thĕ lĕ-ōn′, pōn′sĕ), Juan 1460-1521. Spanish explorer who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage (1493-1494) and who explored and named Florida (1513) while looking for the legendary Fountain of Youth.