Example sentences for: león

How can you use “león” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The body of Ponce de León was interred here for over 300 years before being moved to the San Juan Cathedral in 1908.

  • More Indian relics, plus old Spanish coins and tiles, can be viewed in the Ponce de León Museum at Caparra, 4 miles (61⁄2 km) west of San Juan on Route 2. Alongside this small white museum are the ruins of the house Ponce de León built and from which he directed the colonization of the island.

  • While on a second expedition to colonize Florida, in 1521, Ponce de León was critically wounded during an attack by Indians; the explorer hoped to return Puerto Rico but lost his fight for life on the way back, in Havana, Cuba.

  • The Alcázar (entrance on far side of the square, through the Puerta del León) is a major monument to mid-14th century Mudéjar architecture, combining Moorish, Gothic, and Renaissance elements.

  • The Spanish crown solved the tense standoff by entrusting Ponce de León with another voyage of exploration.


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