Who was Juan Ponce de León's most notable adversary in court?
Diego Colón
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand II
The Taino people
Answer
Diego Colón was Juan Ponce de León's most notable adversary in court. He was the brother of Christopher Columbus and the governor of the Indies. Ponce de León had been appointed as governor of Florida by the Spanish crown, but Colón claimed that he had the right to the governorship because he had discovered the island.
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