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Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
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Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador (1474–1521)
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Bahamas
Country in North America
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country located within the Lucayan Archipelago. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. It comprises more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Florida
U.S. state
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 27
Day of the year
March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 279 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)