In the mid-morning of Thursday, March 3, Don Juan was rowed out to his ship in the port of San Germán. The ships of his small fleet, the Santiago, the San Cristóbal and the Santa Maria de la ...

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A statue of a Spanish explorer in Puerto Rico has been toppled hours before a visit by the King of Spain to the US Caribbean territory. Juan Ponce de Leon, who landed on the island with Christopher ...

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 ...

The fleet had departed the island of La Vieja on July 25 to continue the search for the elusive island of Bimini, sailing amongst very low lying Lucayan islands (today's Bahamas Islands and the Turks ...

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 ...

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 ...

In acknowledgment of their visionary approach, strong U.S. brand presence, and long-standing achievements, these recognitions will be presented at the Chamber's 44th Anniversary Gala on Nov. 21, 2024, ...

A monument of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León lays in pieces in Plaza San Jose in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 24, 2022. Photo: Carlos Giusti/AP Unknown people toppled a statue of Spanish explorer ...

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 ...