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In 1513, while returning to Puerto Rico from Florida, he discovered the Dry Tortugas |
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2010-09-22 |
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On Feb. 20, 1521 he set sail from Puerto Rico with 200 men; days later, he landed near Charlotte Harbor, Florida |
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NEW WORLD EXPLORERS |
2005-10-31 |
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In 1492, 18 years before becoming governor of Puerto Rico, he helped drive the Moors out of Granada in Spain |
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2003-02-06 |
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In 1513 he took one of the first Florida cruises, starting near what's now St. Augustine |
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2000-04-26 |
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After serving as governor of Puerto Rico, he was given permission to look for a certain fountain |
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1999-07-19 |
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Some say it was Daytona Beach where, in April 1513, he first claimed land for Spain on the U.S. mainland |
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1997-05-22 |
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The Fountain of Youth Archeological Park in St. Augustine, Fla. stands on the site where he's said to have landed |
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1994-06-06 |
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In his teens this discoverer of Florida fought with the troops that drove the Moors from Granada |
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1994-03-18 |
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In 1521 this Spaniard died of an arrow wound received during his second trip to Florida |
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1994-02-28 |
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He may have sailed with Columbus on his 2nd voyage to the New World; 20 years later he discovered Florida |
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1993-10-22 |
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Legend says Caribbean Indians told him about the Fountain of Youth, for which he explored Florida |
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1993-07-13 |
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On March 3, 1513 he set out on an expedition from Puerto Rico in search of Bimini |
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1992-12-18 |
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This Spaniard gave Florida its name |
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1992-07-08 |
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Puerto Rico's 2nd largest city is named for this explorer, its 1st governor |
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1988-12-30 |
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Hit by an Indian arrow in Florida in 1521, he made it back to Havana but died of his wounds there |
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1988-04-13 |
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