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Juan Ponce de León, a Rare card
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first European expeditions to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 330,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Juan Ponce de León quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Juan Ponce de León card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was born in Santervás de ______, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474.
Answer
Campos. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. From the Juan Ponce de León article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He first came to the Americas as a "gentleman volunteer" with Christopher Columbus's second expedition in ____.
Answer
1490s. He first came to the Americas as a "gentleman volunteer" with Christopher Columbus's second expedition in 1493. From the Juan Ponce de León article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Indian independence movement. Indian independence movement 91 · Stanley Baldwin 86 · Gwangju Uprising 83 · Juan Ponce de León 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474.
- Though little is known about his family, he was of noble birth and served in the Spanish military from a young age.
- He first came to the Americas as a "gentleman volunteer" with Christopher Columbus's second expedition in 1493.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Juan Ponce de León article was read about 330,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Juan Ponce de León
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Juan Ponce de León (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
