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.
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it was named in found by ponce de leon.
North and South America were named after the First settlers.
Leif Erikson named North America around the year 1000.
North America was named after Amerigo Vespucci (not the other way around). He wrote a book claiming he had discovered North America ( this has been proven to be a lie), but a German mapmaker believed him when naming North America .
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There is currently only one team in North America that is named the Raptors. There were several teams named the Raptors but they aren't named that any longer.
places named after ponce de leon
No America is named after the famous explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
because of the fist settlers