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 ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DELTONA – Hispanic American Youth Group of Deltona celebrated 500 years of Florida on Friday with special guest John Browne Ayes, a descendant of Juan Ponce de Leon at their annual fundraising dinner ...

MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. — Florida history and heritage in Brevard County are colliding, as a centuries-old debate over a famed explorer and flags are up in the air. Commissioner says Ponce de Leon never ...