[PAR] [TLE] Leon County, Florida [SEP] Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida.  As of 2016 Census estimates, the population was 287,822.  The county seat is Tallahassee, which also serves as the state capital.  The county is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. [PAR] [TLE] Juan Ponce de León [SEP] 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.
[PAR] [TLE] Leon County , Florida [ SEP ] Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida . As of 2016 Census estimates , the population was 287,822 . The county seat is Tallahassee , which also serves as the state capital . The county is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León . [PAR] [TLE] Juan Ponce de León [ SEP ] 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 .
WHAT Is the population of the Florida county that is named after a famous Spanish conquistador?
WHAT Is the population of the Florida county that is named after a famous Spanish conquistador ?
287,822
287,822