Ponce

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Ponce is a surname of Basque^[1] origin. The name may refer to:

Contents 1 Persons 2 Places 3 Other 4 References

[edit] Persons

• Antonio Ponce de Santa Cruz
• Jesus Miguel Ponce (1935—), spanish guitarist/soccer player/trombone/artist
• Camilo Ponce (1912–1976), President of Ecuador 1956–1960
• Carlos Ponce (1972—), Puerto Rican actor, singer, and composer
• Daniel Ponce de León (1980—), Mexican professional boxer
• Domingo Ponce (1890–1972), Filipino Labor Leader and Supreme Head and Founder of Legionarios del Trabajo
• Edgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer
• Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (1951—), President of Mexico 1994–2000
• Juan Federico Ponce Vaides (1889–1956), Guatemalan politician, acting president 1944
• Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521), Spanish explorer and conquistador of the New World
• Juan Ponce de León II (16th c.), first Puerto Rican to assume the temporary governorship of Puerto Rico
• Juan Ponce Enrile (1924—), Filipino politician and senator
• Juan Ponce Sumuroy (17th c.), Filipino rebel leader
• Luis Ponce de León (1527–1591), Spanish poet and Augustinian friar
• Manuel Barbachano Ponce (1924–1994), Mexican film producer, director, screenwriter, and novelist
• Manuel Ponce (1882–1948), Mexican composer
• Manuel María Ponce Brousset (1874–1966), President of Peru for two days in 1966
• Mariano Ponce (1863–1918), Filipino physician and leader of the Propaganda Movement
• Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León ([?]–1720), Spanish colonial officer, interim viceroy of Peru 1716
• Pedro Ponce de León (1520–1584), Spanish Benedictine monk, established a school for the deaf
• Poncio, saint and Bishop of Barbastro
• Sergio Amaury Ponce (1981—), Mexican football player chivas
• Waldo Ponce (1982—), Chilean football player

[edit] Places

• Ponce, Puerto Rico, a city in Puerto Rico
• Ponce de Leon, Florida, a town in Florida, USA
• Ponce de Leon, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA
• Ponce de Leon Bay, a bay in Florida, USA
• Ponce Inlet, Florida, a town in Florida, USA
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Recreation Area, Holmes County, Florida, USA

[edit] Other

• Slang word for a posh, effeminate or prententious person in the UK.
• USS Ponce (LPD-15), ship of the US Navy

[edit] References

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