Which architect was responsible for designing the building standing on the original site of a Spanish explorer, conquistador, and first Governor of Puerto Rico?
Juan Ponce de León Juan Ponce de León (] ; 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and "conquistador". He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first known European expedition to "La Florida", which he named during his first voyage to the area in 1513. Though in popular culture, he was supposedly searching for the Fountain of Youth, there is no contemporary evidence to support the story, which is likely a myth.
Juan José Cartagena Juan José Cartagena (c. 1815 - c. 1895) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1876 to 1879 and again in 1881. He is best remembered because the construction of Hospital Tricoche occurred under his administration.