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|image=ACR DYL Juan Ponce de Leon Etching.jpg | |||
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|birth=1474<br>{{Wiki|Santervás de Campos}}, [[Crown of Castile]] | |birth=1474<br>{{Wiki|Santervás de Campos}}, [[Crown of Castile]] | ||
|death=July 1521 | |death=July 1521 {{c|aged c. 47}}<br>[[Havana]], {{Wiki|Captaincy General of Cuba|Captaincy General}} of [[Cuba]] | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|affiliates=[[Spanish Navy]]<br>[[Templars]] | |affiliates=[[Spanish Navy]]<br>[[Templars]] | ||
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'''Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa''' (1474 – 1521) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] explorer | '''Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa''' (1474 – 1521) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] explorer who became the first Governor of [[Puerto Rico]] by appointment of the Spanish crown. He was suspected to be secretly guided or influenced by the [[Templars]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 1510, | In 1510, de León accused a freed [[Slavery|slave]] and translator for the [[Spanish Empire]]'s [[Spanish Army|army]], [[Alonso Carlo]], of plotting an [[assassination]] attempt against him, and ordered Carlo to be hanged. However, Carlo escaped with his adopted son [[Miguel Ramón Carlo de Lugo]] to [[Florida]].<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]'' – Bloodlines: "Miguel Ramón Carlo de Lugo"</ref> | ||
In 1521, de León led an expedition to find the [[Fountain of Youth]] in Florida. During this quest, he was greeted by Miguel, then an [[Assassins|Assassin]], who tried to convince him to turn back. After de León refused, he was struck by a poisoned arrow and later died of its effects.<ref name="DYL"/> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180"> | ||
ACR DYL Juan Ponce de Leon Wounded.png|thumb|250px| | ACR DYL Juan Ponce de Leon Wood Engraving.jpg|Wood engraving of de León, c. 1858 | ||
ACR DYL Juan Ponce de Leon Wounded.png|thumb|250px|De León struck by a poisoned arrow | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 05:38, 5 May 2026
Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa (1474 – 1521) was a Spanish explorer who became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He was suspected to be secretly guided or influenced by the Templars.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1510, de León accused a freed slave and translator for the Spanish Empire's army, Alonso Carlo, of plotting an assassination attempt against him, and ordered Carlo to be hanged. However, Carlo escaped with his adopted son Miguel Ramón Carlo de Lugo to Florida.[1]
In 1521, de León led an expedition to find the Fountain of Youth in Florida. During this quest, he was greeted by Miguel, then an Assassin, who tried to convince him to turn back. After de León refused, he was struck by a poisoned arrow and later died of its effects.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Wood engraving of de León, c. 1858 -
De León struck by a poisoned arrow
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy – Bloodlines: "Miguel Ramón Carlo de Lugo"
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