No America is named after the famous explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Amerigo Vespucci
What is the island that John Cabot named
Yes, Juan Ponce De Leon, an explorer, searched for the Fountain of Youth in Florida. He obviously never found it.
I did a project on Ponce De Leon once in 5th grade- and still remember the answers. These are some of the things I learned that he did in his life:Juan Ponce De Leon journeyed from Euorpe to the "New World" or North America. He landed in Florida, but of course it had no name. Spain had sponsored his trip there, if you need know that. Anyways, he was looking for the Fountain of Youth, a "magical" fountain legend to make the elderly young again. But he died before he could find the mythical Fountain. However, he named the state we now know as Florida after flowers that were beautiful in his eyes. I have no idea what the flowers were named, but I'm sure it was Florida-somthing.
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.