A statue of this Spanish explorer is displayed at Fountain of Youth Park in St. Augustine, Florida
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Discovering the Real Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, FL | My ...  Jan 16, 2013 ... Although the Fountain of Youth on display here is a cheap tourist draw, seniors in ... The estuary at St. Augustine seen from The Fountain of Youth Park ... is the actual spot where Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon came ashore in 1513, ... Statue of Ponce de Leon at the Fountain of Youth Archaeolgical Park.
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Ponce de Leon and Florida's Fountain of Youth  Jul 13, 2012 ... Sites throughout Florida including De Leon Springs State Park, St. ... Her mother Dorothy Berner (later Cobb) posed for the statue of the woman in the ... Left: Woman at Fountain of Youth entrance in St. Augustine circa 1900's, .... of Spanish Explorer Ponce De Leon's arrival in Florida and the 2015, 450th...
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Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park (Saint Augustine, FL): Top ...  Address: 11 Magnolia Ave, Saint Augustine, FL 32084-2827 .... FOYexplorer, Public Relations Manager at Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, responded to...
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Pedro Menendez statue revealed at Fountain of Youth  Aug 26, 2015 ... St. Augustine's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park just got a shiny ... often synonymous with Ponce de Leon, Florida's first Spanish explorer,...
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Statue of Juan Ponce de Leon in Fountain of Youth Park - Saint ...  Statue of Juan Ponce de Leon in Fountain of Youth Park - Saint Augustine, ... life in Florida began with the arrival of the Spanish explorer and adventurer Juan...
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Old San Juan - Puerto Rico- Boriken  La Fortaleza and forts El Morro and San Cristobal are World Heritage as well as ... The island was named San Juan and Ponce de Leon was named its ... of the San Juan National Historic Site and is administered by the National Park Service . ... and is now a museum of family life in the 16th and 17th century Puerto Rico.
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St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park: History
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Masterpiece Theatre | American Collection | Almost a Woman - PBS  1493 AD, On his second voyage to the Indies, Christopher Columbus arrives on the ... and claims it for Spain, renaming it San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist). ... To reward past loyalty and ensure future support, the restored government of ... President Truman signs the Puerto Rico Commonwealth Bill, which enables...
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Ponce de Leon discovers Florida - Apr 02, 1513 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Ponce de Leon discovers Florida on Apr 02, 1513. ... Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon comes ashore on the Florida coast, and ... The Spanish explorer was searching for the Fountain of Youth, a fabled ... However, hostile Native Americans attacked his expedition soon after landing, and the...
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Juan Ponce de Len - Exploration - HISTORY.com  Explorers have sought the elusive Fountain of Youth for centuries. ... A decade later, he was serving as governor of the eastern province of ... for supplies, Ponce de Len was named governor of Puerto Rico, though he had ... he was named military governor of Bimini and Florida and given permission to colonize the region.
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A Chronology of Selected events Part I = 1491 through 1601  Sebastian Cabot, searching for that "Northwest Passage", sailed into a large bay in ... 1513. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida to search for the "fountain of youth"; Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the ... Queen Anne Boleyn, mother of Elizabeth I, & the second of Henry VIII's six wives,
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Ponce de Len : Florida's First Spanish Explorer  Home > Florida Then & Now > A Short History of Florida > Ponce de Len ... He had also heard of a mythical fountain of youth. ... In late March of 1513, his ships landed on Florida's east coast near ... He claimed this beautiful land for Spain.
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Juan Ponce de Len - Explorer - Biography.com  Jul 28, 2015 ... He gave Florida its name and went on to become the first governor of Puerto Rico. ... in hopes of finding yet more gold and expanding the Spanish empire. Around this time, Ponce de Len learned of a Caribbean island called Bimini, on which it ... Though the pursuit of a fountain of youth is often cited as the...
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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - St. Augustine, Florida  Dec 27, 2014 ... Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - St. Augustine, Florida ... America's oldest masonry fort, the Castillo de. San ... Matanzas Inlet south of the city and Fort Mose .... the oldest city in the continental United States.
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Memorials and Footprints of Columbus - JStor  now changed to the bright city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, another province of Spain. .... those of Christopher Columbus, but of his son Diego. This .... At the National Library, containing. 600,000 ..... small and simple house where it is generally believed ... square, known as the Piazza di Acquia Verde, opposite the imposing...
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Florida - Facts for Now - Scholastic  Florida. Florida was named by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Len. Sailing up the coast of North America in 1513, he happened on what he ... Florida is the southernmost state on the mainland of the United States (U.S.). ... Florida is a land of sparkling surf and sandy beaches. ... Florida has 27 first-magnitude springs.
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Juan Ponce de Len - Wikipedia  Juan Ponce de Len was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish ... Though in popular culture, he was supposedly searching for the Fountain of ..... Ponce de Len reached Puerto Rico on October 19 after having been away for almost eight months.
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St. Augustine, Florida - Wikipedia  St. Augustine (Spanish: San Agustn) is a city in the southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast in northeastern Florida. It is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement ... The city served as the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years, and became the capital of British East Florida when the...
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La lucha de San Jorge con el dragn - Pedro Pablo Rubens ...  La lucha de San Jorge con el dragn - Pedro Pablo Rubens ... Saint George and the Dragon - Anonymous - c.1480-90 Toledo Art museum .... 30 May 1640 (aged 62) Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium) Nationality Flemish ..... A later version of the same subject is the St. George in the National Gallery of Art in...
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The Myth of Ponce de Len and the Fountain of Youth - History in ...  Apr 2, 2013 ... On April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Len and his crew became ... Spanish sources asserted that the Taino Indians of the Caribbean also ... In 1508 he received royal permission to colonize San Juan Bautista (now Puerto Rico). He became the island's first governor a year later, but was soon...
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Salvador Dal Museum  Saint Petersburg, Florida | Atlas Obscura  Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist. ... of art by Salvador Dal is, logically, in his hometown of Figueres, Spain.