The peninsula was 'discovered' on Palm Sunday 1513 by the explorer Ponce de Leon and named, in Spanish, Pascua Florida. Literally Flowering Easter
Juan Ponce de Leon.
ponce de leon named it Florida because there were pretty flowers along the beaches and othe places
he explored Florida and named it a name
Ponce de Leon is the person who named Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon was the first Spaniard to reach Florida in 1513.
Yes, Juan Ponce de Leon was the first European Explorer to discover Florida on April 2, 1513 so he named it. Historians believe he first named it "Pascua de Florida" meaning 'feast of flowers' or "La Florida" meaning 'flowery'.
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It was named by Ponce de Leon named it the land of flowers and so it is called Florida.
ponce de leon travled to florida by ship