![]() It is also the regional center for various other Government of Puerto Rico and US Federal Government agencies. ![]() The city serves as the governmental seat of the autonomous municipality as well as the regional hub for various Government of Puerto Rico entities, such as the Judiciary of Puerto Rico. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla del Sur (The Pearl of the South), La Ciudad Señorial (The Manorial City ), and La Ciudad de las Quenepas ( Genip City). Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1692 and is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce ( US: / ˈ p ɔː n s eɪ, ˈ p oʊ n-/, UK: / ˈ p ɒ n s eɪ/, Spanish: ( listen), locally ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. † = Date of the Villa and Ciudad charters
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