Ponce de León's name wasn't tied to the Fountain of Youth until 14 years after his death. The Granger Collection, NYC Half a millennium ago, in 1513, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León ...

On this day in 1514, the Spanish crown granted the explorer Juan Ponce de León a contract to settle the islands of Bimini and Florida — Ponce de León at the time believed Florida was also an ...

Casey Feindt Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is the site of St. Augustine's original settlement. Here, you'll learn about the Spanish settlers who arrived in the 1500s ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon came across the islands in 1513 and dubbed them Las Tortugas, meaning the turtles, after seeing all the sea ...

Susan B. Barnes Completed in the 1880s (replacing the original 1835 lighthouse that was destroyed) and a National Historic Landmark since 1998, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is ...