MIAMI — Of all the outlandish myths about Florida's outlandish history, one of the most stubborn holds that Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513 when he was searching for the Fountain of Youth.

If not Ponce de Leon, who? The three authors of a new book released Friday, “The Florida Keys: A History Through Maps,” present a compelling theory that Floridians ought to be naming more ...

On this day in 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León came ashore on the Florida coast near present-day St. Augustine and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown. He gave Florida its name, ...