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.

Most history books credit Juan Ponce de Leon with discovering Florida, but a University of West Florida historian says he is convinced other Europeans preceded the Spanish explorer. Bill Coker, ...

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.

Ponce de León’s first contract, granted in February 1512, had authorized him to discover and populate Bimini. For his second voyage, he equipped his fleet and sailed for Florida from Puerto ...

While Ponce de Leon’s time in Florida was short, his impact was significant. ... discovering the Gulf Stream, and, most importantly, introducing the great influence of Spanish culture and language ...

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

According to MacDougald, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon visited Tampa Bay in 1521. He sought to establish the first colony in the U.S. at Tampa Bay, but it did not materialize.

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.

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.

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.