Spanish Florida (Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery. La Florida formed …

Written records about life in Florida began with the arrival of the Spanish explorer and adventurer Juan Ponce de León in 1513. Sometime between April 2 and April 8, Ponce de León waded …

2020年9月29日 · Even before Jamestown or the Plymouth Colony, the oldest permanent European settlement in what is now the United States was founded in September 1565 by a …

Juan Ponce de León was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. Early Spanish explorers were known as conquistadors (kahn-KEYS-ta-dawrz) or "conquerors." While there are no …

Between 1513 and 1560, the Spanish had failed to construct a single town in La Florida despite numerous expenditures. Experienced soldiers like Narvaez and DeSoto had chosen treasure …

2005年9月15日 · Florida officially became a Spanish colony. The Spanish established missions throughout the colony to convert Native Americans to Catholicism. Missions in northern …

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on Florida's east coast in 1513. He called the area "La Florida." Over the next fifty years, three Spaniards tried, but failed, to create permanent …

2010年2月9日 · Near present-day St. Augustine, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on the Florida coast, and claims the territory for the Spanish crown. Native Americans …

Hundreds of Spanish – or Spanish-sounding – names sprinkle the Florida map, from high-profile tourist destinations such as St. Augustine to fanciful designations of subdivisions such as Del …

2023年8月22日 · When Spanish and French explorers first landed in Florida early in the 16th century, Timucua speakers occupied more land area and were more numerous than any other …