Christopher Columbus arrived in Puerto Rico during his second voyage on November 19, 1493. Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist.
Later the island took the name of Puerto Rico while the capital was named San Juan.
In 1508, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León became the island's first governor to take office
Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer.
The Portuguese explorer first to arrive in Calicut was Vasco da Gama, in 1498.
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
The Spanish.
Juan Ponce de Leon was the first European explorer to reach Florida.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was the first European to land on Puerto Rico. He landed November 19, 1493 on his second voyage to the new world.
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