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 ...

For the first 16 years of his life, National Geographic Explorer Diego Ponce de Léon Barido grew up in Mexico City. There, in a city where the connection between wealth and opportunity is ...

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 ...