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Juan Ponce de Leon: Governor of Puerto Rico (1509-1512): Found Indians to be hostile
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Juan Ponce de Leon: Came to Sanibel Island: Met indians: Came by horses |
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Panfilo Narvaez: Sailed from Spain: Possibly landed by Park Street on Boca Ciega Bay: Brought several hundred men + horses |
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Hernando de Soto: Sailed from Spain to Cuba to Florida: Landed possibly in Fort Meyers: Brought several hundred pigs with him |
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Tristan de Luna: Permission to settle in Pensacola Bay |
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Jean Ribaut: Expedition to St. John's River |
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Rene' de Laudonierre: Built Fort Caroline |
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Pedro Menendez: Lands in St. Augusitne: Marches with men to attack Fort Caroline (few survived) |
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How many years had Native Americans lived in Florida befre European Explorers arived in 1513? |
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Native Americans had lived in Florida for about 12,000 years before European explorers reached its shores in 1513. |
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What did Ponce de Leon name present day Florida when he arrived? |
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Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon named the land "Pascua Florida" |
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What does "Pascua Florida" mean in spanish? |
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