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Juan Ponce de León II born in Puerto Rico in the early part of the 16th century, was the first Puerto Rican to assume the temporary governorship of Puerto Rico. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
He was born Juan Troche Ponce de Leon and was the son of Juan Garcia "Gracie" Troche and Juana Ponce de Leon. The Spanish Conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon was Juana's father and, consequently, Juan Ponce de Leon II's maternal grandfather. Image File history File links Juan_Ponce_de_Leon_II.JPG Summary Image of Juan Ponce de Leon II at:http://www. ...
Image File history File links Juan_Ponce_de_Leon_II.JPG Summary Image of Juan Ponce de Leon II at:http://www. ...
Conquistador (Spanish: []) (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement established in modern-day Cuba by...
See also Agueybana Hayuya Jumacao Discoverer of the Americas Categories: People stubs | 1460 births | 1521 deaths | History of Puerto Rico | Conquistadores ...
Ponce de Leon II was sent by the Spanish Crown to establish a settlement on the island of Trindad in 1569. Ponce de León built the "town of the Circumcision", probably around modern Laventille. In 1570 this settlement was abandoned, possibly because of the raids by the Caribs which resulted in the death of de Leon's son. According to some historians, Ponce de Leon II may have been an on and off governor of the island from 1571 to 1591. This article is about the Island Carib, who lived on the islands of the Caribbean. ...
In 1579, Juan Ponce de Leon II became the first native Puerto Rican to assume, temporarily, the governorship of Puerto Rico. Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ...
In 1580, at the request of King Phillip II of Spain, Governor Juan Lopez Melgarejo asked Juan Ponce de Leon II to write a general description of the West Indies with emphasis on the part corresponding to Puerto Rico. He did this with the collaboration of his fellow Puerto Rican Antonio de Santa Clara. Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ...
Philip II of Spain (1527 – September 13, 1598), King of Spain (r. ...
The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...
Ponce de Leon II's written work, known as "Melgarejo's Memoirs" or "Memorias de Melgarejo", is one of Puerto Rico's most important historical documents.
Later in life, after he bacame a widower, Ponce de Leon II embraced and lived a religious life. He took it upon himself to transfer the body of Juan Ponce de Leon from Cuba and had it interred at San José Church in San Juan, (the remains were moved once again in 1913, when they were placed in San Juan Cathedral).
Juan Ponce de Leon II's remains are buried in the Church of San José, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has honored his memory by naming a high school in the city of Florida, Puerto Rico after him. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Florida is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ...
Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ...
See also
list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...
Since 1949, the Governor of Puerto Rico is elected by the people of Puerto Rico to a four year term. ...
External links - Spanish Governors of Trinidad
- Puerto Rico Profile: Ponce de León
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