In Miami, a statue of Juan Ponce de Leon received the same rough treatment, although city officials there have shown moral fortitude and refused to acquiesce to the mob. Instead, they had the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Un 27 de marzo como hoy, en 1513, el explorador español Juan Ponce de León avistaba por primera vez una tierra que bautizaría como Florida. Aunque se cree que quería encontrar la legendaria fuente de ...

Una nube de flechas con puntas impregnadas de veneno de cobra se precipitó sobre los españoles. Montado sobre su caballo, Juan Ponce de León luchó con bravura contra los indios calusas que lo ...