Ponce de León
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People
- Juan Ponce de LeónJuan Ponce de LeónJuan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named...
, (1474–1521) a Spanish explorer of the Americas and first Governor of Puerto Rico - Juan Ponce de León y LoayzaJuan Ponce de León y LoayzaJuan Ponce de León y Loayza was the son of Juan Ponce de Leon II , an interim Spanish governor of Puerto Rico in 1579. His mother was Isabel de Loayza, daughter of Governor Cervantes de Loayza...
, the son of Juan Ponce de León II, and early settler of Ponce, Puerto Rico - Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain)Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain)Luis Ponce de León was a Spanish judge and briefly the governor of New Spain, from July 4, 1526 to July 16, 1526.Luis Ponce de León was an educated man and a knight of Cordoba...
(1460–1521), Spanish governor of New Spain - Luis Ponce de LeónLuis Ponce de LeónFray Luis Ponce de León was a Spanish lyric poet, Augustinian friar and theologian and academic, active during the Spanish Golden Age.-Early life:...
(1527–1591), Spanish poet - Diego de Alvear y Ponce de LeónDiego de Alvear y Ponce de LeónDiego de Alvear y Ponce de León was a Spanish military commander and politician.A grandson of the founder of the "Alvear" wine company of Montilla, he was the father of the Argentine politician Carlos María de Alvear, grandfather of another Argentine politician, Torcuato de Alvear, and...
(1749–1830), Spanish military commander and politician - Diego de VargasDiego de VargasDiego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras , commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, today the U.S. states of New Mexico and Arizona, titular 1690 – 1692, effective 1692 – 1696 and 1703 – 1704...
(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 - Fernando Ponce de LeónFernando Ponce de LeónFernando Ponce de León was a Colombian writer born within a large family of eleven siblings. He lived his infancy among poverty and deprivation, but also filled with great experiences and solidarity with his brothers and sisters...
(1917–1998), Colombian writer - Patricio Ponce de LeónPatricio Ponce de LeónPatricio Ponce de León was a Cuban mycologist. He was a professor at Belen School in Havana and at the University of Havana, and later a curator at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. He wrote a monograph on the worldwide species of the family Geastraceae, the earthstar fungi...
(1919–2010), Cuban mycologist - Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of ArcosRodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of ArcosRodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, was a Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He served as Viceroy of Valencia and of Naples....
, viceroy of Naples (r. 1646–48) - Daniel Ponce de LeónDaniel Ponce de LeónDaniel Ponce de León is a Mexican professional Boxer in the Featherweight division and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympics team...
, Mexican boxer - Augusto Ponce de León, character played by Guillermo García CantúGuillermo García CantúGuillermo García Cantú is a Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas. He began his acting career when he was 26.-Telenovelas :* Triunfo del Amor - Guillermo Quintana, main male antagonist/villain * Camaleones - Augusto Ponce de León, main male antagonist villain Guillermo García Cantú...
in the 2009 Mexican telenovela CamaleonesCamaleonesCamaleones is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. The soap opera premiered on Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, replacing the completed series Verano de Amor...
Places
- Ponce de León HotelPonce de León HotelThe Ponce de León Hotel was an exclusive hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, built by millionaire developer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler and completed in 1888. The Hotel Ponce de Leon was designed in the Spanish Renaissance style by the New York architects John Carrere and Thomas...
, one of leading hotel of defunct Flagler System, which now evolved into Flagler CollegeFlagler CollegeFlagler College, is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida, USA and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008.The college has been named in recent years by US News & World Report as one of the southeast region's best comprehensive liberal arts colleges, and is included on...
. - Ponce de Leon amusement parkPonce de Leon amusement parkThe Ponce de Leon amusement park was built on the site of Ponce de Leon Springs. Omnibus service from Atlanta to the springs started in 1872, and in 1874 horsecar service started. It developed in the late 1880s and 1890s with the addition of attractions for children, a dance hall and theater, and...
, a former amusement park in Atlanta, Georgia - Ponce de Leon Apartments, a contributing building to the Fox Theatre Historic DistrictFox Theatre Historic DistrictThe Fox Theatre Historic District is located in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and consists of the following buildings:* the Fox Theatre...
, Midtown AtlantaMidtown AtlantaMidtown is the second largest financial district in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, situated between the commercial and financial districts of Downtown and SoNo to the south and the affluent residential and commercial district of Buckhead to the north...
, Georgia - Ponce de Leon Avenue, a major and historic thoroughfare in Atlanta, Georgia
- Ponce de Leon, FloridaPonce de Leon, FloridaPonce de Leon is a town in Holmes County, Florida, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 462 .According to Ponce de Leon town Census 2010 results, the population of the area was approximately 598 people...
, a town in the United States - Ponce de Leon ParkPonce de Leon ParkPonce de Leon Park, also known as Spiller Park or Spiller Field during 1924-1932, was the primary home field for the minor league baseball team called the Atlanta Crackers for nearly six decades. The Crackers played here in the Southern Association and the International League...
, a former baseball park in Atlanta, Georgia - Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda, FloridaPunta Gorda, FloridaPunta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county...
- Ponce de Leon Springs (Atlanta)Ponce de Leon Springs (Atlanta)Ponce de Leon Springs were natural springs located on the site of the future Ponce City Market in Atlanta, where Ponce de Leon Avenue crosses the BeltLine, and where the Old Fourth Ward, Virginia Highland, Midtown and Poncey-Highland neighborhoods of Atlanta meet.In the 1860s, trips to the springs...
, former springs in Atlanta, Georgia - Ponce de Leon Springs State Park, a park in the Florida panhandle
Other
- Ponce de Leon (train)Ponce de Leon (train)The Ponce de Leon was a named train of the Southern Railway which ran from Cincinnati, Ohio to Jacksonville, Florida from 1924 to the mid-1960s.-Operations:...
operated by the Southern Railway in the southeast United States