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Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sets out from San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists.

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Juan Ponce de León

Spanish explorer and conquistador (1474–1521)

Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of…
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February 20

Day of the year

February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year.
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