James MacDougald believes he has rewritten Florida history and added further intrigue to the early story of the Tampa Bay area. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is considered the first successful ...

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve unveiled the Ponce Educational Exhibit as the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leons landing in Florida was celebrated in 2013. 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. But evidence ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - James MacDougald believes he has rewritten Florida history and added further intrigue to the early story of the Tampa Bay area. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is ...

EDITOR’S NOTE:This is one of many perspectives on Ponce de Leon and the discovery of Florida and developments like this comes out almost every year at this time. Send us your thoughts to ...