Juan Ponce de Leon and his men stayed ashore at the site of the first landing in northeast Florida for five days. We have no known record that describes what they did in those five days, but ...

Editor's Note: This series is provided Dr. Sam Turner concerning the arrival of Juan Ponce de Leon in the New World and in honor of the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's arrival. They had be… ...

On April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon first arrived in what is now Florida - the start of a quest for a miraculous spring whose waters could reverse aging. Hulton Archive/Getty Images ...

Born in the little town of Santervas de Campos, Valladolid, Ponce de Leon came to the New World in Columbus’ second voyage in 1493. He discovered Florida and, after settling Puerto Rico, became ...

Ponce de León’s first contract, granted in February 1512, had authorized him to discover and populate Bimini. For his second voyage, he equipped his fleet and sailed for Florida from Puerto ...

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon touched land in Florida somewhere in the 250-mile stretch between Ponte Vedra Beach and Jupiter Inlet in April 1513. So it's at least possible the written ...

News Ponce De Leon Statue Toppled Before Spanish King's Puerto Rico Visit Spain's legacy is prominent across Puerto Rico, with a main road in San Juan named after Ponce de León and a colossal ...