6/06/2011

The name of Florida

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Florida

Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish conquistador, named Florida in honor of his discovery of the land on April 2, 1513, during Pascua Florida, a Spanish term for the Easter season. From that date forward, the land became known as "La Florida."

From:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
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