Q. In 1513 ________ discovered Florida and claimed it in the name of Spain.
On April 3, 1513 a Spanish sailor and his crew saw land near what is now St. Augustine. The place was largely thought to be an island and named for its flowers; Pascua Florida. This sailor returned in 1521 only to fight with the Calusa peoples and be mortally wounded. Other Spanish explorers followed but left Florida largely unexplored for the next fifty years, because no riches were found.
(Who is this?)
A. Ponce de Leon
Posted at 07:00 AM on October 1, 2009 in History Question of the Week | Permalink
Juan Ponce de Leon
Posted by: Victoria ortega | October 05, 2009 at 06:05 PM
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida and claimed it in the name of Spain. Juan Ponce de Leon was born in Tierra de Campos Palencia, Spain. As a boy he was hired to deliver messages in royal court. Later he served in many military campaigns against the Muslims until 1492 when they were driven out of Spain. After sailing with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, Ponce de Leon remained in Santo Domingo, an island south of Florida.
Posted by: Valentina Steiner | October 28, 2009 at 10:09 PM