Jaragua massacre
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The Jaragua massacre of July 1503, was the killing of Indigenous people from the town of Xaragua on the island of Hispaniola. It was ordered by the Spanish governor of Santo Domingo, Nicolás de Ovando
Eighteenth-century depiction of de Ojeda.
Juan Ponce de León
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Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first European expeditions to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid,
Engraving depicting Ponce de León, in Torquemada's Monarquía Indiana (1615)
The ruins of Juan Ponce de León's residence at Caparra
Juan Ponce de León Conquistador monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ponce de León's statue in Plaza San José, San Juan, Puerto Rico