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Florida was first visited by Europeans in 1513 by Juan Ponce de Leon, who named the region "La Florida." It became a Spanish colony in the 16th century before being ceded to the United States in 1819. Florida became the 27th state of the U.S. in 1845.
Every point on Earth has a different set of longitude and latitude. So if Ponce de Leon ever got out of bed and went anywhere, then he covered millions of different sets of geographic coordinates.
Spain was the first country to claim Florida in 1513 when explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the east coast of the peninsula.
The coastline of Florida's panhandle was explored by Spanish explorers in the early 16th century. One notable explorer was Ponce de León, who is believed to have landed near present-day Pensacola in 1513 during his search for the Fountain of Youth. Another explorer, Hernando de Soto, explored the region in the 1530s, seeking riches and establishing temporary settlements. These explorations marked the beginning of European presence in the area and laid the foundation for further colonization and development along Florida's Gulf Coast.