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Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records. The state received its name from that conquistador , who called the peninsula La Pascua Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was the Easter season, which the Spaniards called ...
Flor do Mar or Flor de la Mar (Flower of the Sea, spelled Frol de la Mar in Portuguese chronicles of the 16th century [ 5]) was a Portuguese nau ( carrack) of 400 tons, which over nine years participated in decisive events in the Indian Ocean until her sinking in November 1511. Nobleman Afonso de Albuquerque was returning from the conquest of ...
The expedition was initially led by Pánfilo de Narváez, who died in 1528. Many more people died as the expedition traveled west along the explored Gulf Coast of the present-day United States and into the American southwest. Only four of the expedition's original members survived, reaching Mexico City in 1536.
The two oldest Puerto Rican Sororities ( Mu Alpha Phi and Eta Gamma Delta) are in the process of establishing chapters in Florida. Being part of the "Concilio Interfraternitario" (Inter-fraternity Council) in Puerto Rico, they would most likely join the CIPFI. Eta Gamma Delta recently established an alumni chapter "Zona Omega" in Orlando.
Gonzalo Méndez de Canço. Gonzalo Méndez de Canço y Donlebún (alternatively spelled " de Cancio " or " de Canzo "; c. 1554 – March 31, 1622) was a Spanish admiral who served as the seventh governor of the Spanish province of La Florida (1596–1603). He fought in the Battle of San Juan (1595) against the English admiral Francis Drake.
The Martyrs of La Florida (d. 1549–1706) were a group of Native American and Spanish Catholics killed in Florida during the Spanish Empire's colonial expansion into North America. The group of 86 individuals includes a number of priests and laypeople, killed by Native Americans and subjects of the British Empire . [ 1 ]
RI-51-0000088. Location of Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida in Spain. The Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida ( Spanish: Real Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida) is a Neoclassical chapel in central Madrid. The chapel is best known for its ceiling and dome frescoes by Francisco Goya. It is also his final burial place.
New College of Florida students, activists and alumni pick through discarded books from the school's Gender and Diversity Center on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Amy Reid, the faculty chair and ...