Juan Ponce de León II
Juan Ponce de León II | |
|---|---|
| Acting Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office April 1579 – April 1580 | |
| Monarch | Philip II |
| Viceroy of New Spain | Martín Enríquez de Almanza |
| Preceded by | Francisco De Obando Y Mexia |
| Succeeded by | Jerónimo De Agüero Campuzano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1524 |
| Died | 1591 (aged 66–67) San Juan, Captaincy General of Puerto Rico, Spanish Empire |
| Spouse | Doña Isabel de Loayza |
| Relations | Juan Ponce de León (grandfather) Juan Ponce de León y Loayza Luis (sons) Isabel and María (daughters) |
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Juan Ponce de León II (1524–1591) was a Spanish official and an interim governor of Puerto Rico. Ponce de León II was the first governor to be born in Puerto Rico. He was named after his grandfather, Juan Ponce de León, who became the first European explorer and governor of Puerto Rico in 1508.