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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the Bahamas in 1492, an ensuing number of European expeditions were organized to explore and settle the New World. During the quarter century after Columbus ...

Dozens of surfers caught some waves Saturday morning in Jacksonville Beach with the help of Brooks Rehabilitation’s Adaptive Sports and Recreation program. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – James MacDougald ...

On this day in 1514, the Spanish crown granted the explorer Juan Ponce de León a contract to settle the islands of Bimini and Florida — Ponce de León at the time believed Florida was also an island.

Juan Ponce de León served as governor of Puerto Rico for a tumultuous five years. During that time, the native Taínos tried unsuccessfully to overpower him, but, in the end, it was the son of ...

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 ...

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 ...