Florida
North America
Many believe that Juan Ponce de León of Spain was the first European to reach the mainland of North America in 1513.
St. Augustine, Florida and Raleigh, North Carolina
America was named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. His voyages to the New World in the late 15th and early 16th centuries contributed to the understanding that the Americas were separate continents from Asia. The name "America" first appeared on a map in 1507, applied to the southern continent, and gradually came to refer to both North and South America.
Florida
Florida
Ponce de Leon found the island of Borinquen, and under orders from the King of Spain, he explored and colonized the island. He named it Puerto Rico. In 1513, he landed on Florida's east coast near present day St. Augustine. He named the land La Florida.
To North America.
Juan Ponce de león
North and South America were named after the First settlers.
Leif Erikson named North America around the year 1000.
North America
Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain during his expedition in 1513.
" Pascua de Florida "
Ponce de Leon landed in florida in search of the rumored Fountian of Youth.
The first Spanish settlement in North America was Saint Augustine, Florida.