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Ponce de Leon first sailed from Spain with Columbus on his second voyage in 1493. In 1502 he was serving the new Governor of Hispanola. In 1504 he was made Frontier Governor of the new Province on Higuey on the eastern side of the island. There is evidence that he visited Puerto Rico as earky as 1506. He was confirmed governor of Puerto Rico on August 14, 1509. On March 4, 1513 he sailed to discover Florida.

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