How Florida the state got its name?

Anonymous

∙ 18y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

Florida was named for a term in Spanish which is Pascua Florida. Translated into English it means Flowery Easter and refers to the season of Easter. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and landed in what we now call Florida during Easter and gave the state it's name.

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