James MacDougald believes he has rewritten Florida history and added further intrigue to the early story of the Tampa Bay area. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is considered the first successful ...

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve unveiled the Ponce Educational Exhibit as the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leons landing in Florida was celebrated in 2013. MIAMI ...

How did this myth about the Spanish explorer even get its start? Matthew Shaer Ponce de León's name wasn't tied to the Fountain of Youth until 14 years after his death. The Granger Collection, NYC ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - James MacDougald believes he has rewritten Florida history and added further intrigue to the early story of the Tampa Bay area. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is ...

Editor's Note: This series is provided Dr. Sam Turner concerning the arrival of Juan Ponce de Leon in the New World and in honor of the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's arrival. They had been ...

ST. PETERSBURG — James MacDougald believes he has rewritten Florida history and added further intrigue to the early story of the Tampa Bay area. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is considered the first ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Juan Ponce de Leon led fellow re-enactors and walked St. Augustine city streets Saturday. The man donning the conquistador uniform Saturday was Gilbert Medina... that's Father ...

Dozens of surfers caught some waves Saturday morning in Jacksonville Beach with the help of Brooks Rehabilitation’s Adaptive Sports and Recreation program. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – James MacDougald ...

Tuesday was a big day in Florida history, as it marked the 500th anniversary of conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon’s arrival in Florida. A direct descendant of Ponce De Leon, John Browne Ayes of ...

The small fleet of Juan Ponce de Leon had departed Las Tortugas on June 24 heading southwest by west and sighted land on Sunday, June 26. They sailed along its coast Monday in an effort to identify it ...

Viva Florida 500 — the state's year-long effort to showcase its zeal for history — will get a newsy boost on Tuesday. That is when two coastal cities will compete for bragging rights to the legacy of ...

SOUTH PONTE VEDRA, Fla. -- Juan Ponce de Leon's sword couldn't fend off the vandals who recently twisted it at the GTM Research Reserve in South Ponte Vedra. The bronze statue of the Spanish explorer ...