Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Ponce de Leon Biography and Timeline

Follow Ponce de Leon through 1 dated historical records for Spain.

Ponce de Leon, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

1Distinct records
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1509–1509Years on this page

1509

Capture of Puerto Rico

Governor of Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico · Warfare / Military

Seizes control of Puerto Rico & makes himself Governor

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.