what country was juan ponce de leon from?
Santervás de Campos
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 A year after his death , García Márquez appears as a notable character in Claudia Amengual 's novel Cartagena , set in Uruguay and Colombia 

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 He returned to Puerto Rico two years later , when he began writing an autobiography . He promoted the gubernatorial candidacy of the senate 's president Rafael Hernández Colón , the new leader of the Popular Democratic Party . 

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 When Ponce de León arrived in Puerto Rico , he was well received by the Cacique ( Tribal chief ) Agüeybaná ( The Great Sun ) , chieftain of the island Taino tribes . Besides the conquistadors , some of the first colonists were farmers and miners in search of gold . In 1508 , Ponce de León became the first appointed governor of Puerto Rico , founding the first settlement of Caparra between the modern @-@ day cities of Bayamón and San Juan . After being named Governor , de León and the conquistadors forced the Tainos to work in the mines and to build fortifications ; many Tainos died as a result of cruel treatment during their labor . In 1510 , upon Agüeybaná 's death , his brother Güeybaná , better known as Agüeybaná II ( The Brave ) , and a group of Tainos led Diego Salcedo , a Spaniard , to a river and drowned him , proving to his people that the white men were not gods . Upon realizing this , Agüeybaná II led his people in the Taino rebellion of 1511 , the first rebellion in the island against the better armed Spanish forces . Guarionex , cacique of Utuado , attacked the village of Sotomayor ( present day Aguada ) and killed eighty of its inhabitants . Cacique Guarionex died during the attack which was considered a Taino victory . 

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 In 1822 , there was an attempt , known as the Ducoudray Holstein Expedition , conceived , carefully planned and organized by General Henri La Fayette Villaume Ducoudray Holstein to invade Puerto Rico and declare it a republic . 

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 Betances was also a medical doctor and surgeon in Puerto Rico , and one of its first social hygienists . He had established a successful surgery and ophthalmology practice . Betances was also an abolitionist , diplomat , public health administrator , poet , and novelist . He served as representative and contact for Cuba and the Dominican Republic in Paris , France . 
