Ponce de León expedition of 1513

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Spanish colonial expedition exploration expedition maritime voyage

The Ponce de León expedition of 1513 was the first recorded European voyage to explore and name Florida, led by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in search of new lands and riches.

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Ponce de León expedition of 1513 canonical 1
Ponce de León expedition to Florida of 1521 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial expedition ⓘ
exploration expedition ⓘ
maritime voyage ⓘ
approximateCrewSize about 200 men ⓘ
associatedLegend Fountain of Youth ⓘ
conflictWith Calusa ⓘ
surface form: Calusa people
country Spain ⓘ
departureDate 1513-03-04 ⓘ
departurePlace Puerto Rico ⓘ
San Germán, Puerto Rico ⓘ
destination Florida ⓘ
destinationRegion southeastern coast of North America ⓘ
documentedBy Spanish chroniclers ⓘ
documentedIn state archives of Spain ⓘ
surface form: Spanish royal archives
encountered Calusa ⓘ
surface form: Calusa people

indigenous peoples of Florida ⓘ
era Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form: Age of Discovery
firstLandingDate 1513-04-02 ⓘ
firstLandingPlace Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ
vicinity of present-day St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ
firstSightingDate 1513-03-27 ⓘ
flag Crown of Castile ⓘ
followedBy Ponce de León expedition of 1513 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ponce de León expedition to Florida of 1521
historicalSignificance early stage of Spanish exploration of what is now the United States ⓘ
first known European naming of Florida ⓘ
first recorded European voyage to explore Florida ⓘ
leader Juan Ponce de León ⓘ
named Florida ⓘ
nameGivenBy Juan Ponce de León ⓘ
nameReason land discovered around the time of the Easter season (Pascua Florida) ⓘ
lush, flowery appearance of the land ⓘ
numberOfShips 3 ⓘ
partOf Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
surface form: Spanish exploration of the Americas
patron King Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalOutcome Spanish claim to Florida ⓘ
purpose expansion of Spanish claims in the Caribbean and North America ⓘ
exploration of new lands ⓘ
search for potential new colonies ⓘ
search for riches ⓘ
returnDate 1513-10 ⓘ
returnDestination Puerto Rico ⓘ
routeIncluded Bahamas ⓘ
Florida Keys ⓘ
south and west coasts of Florida ⓘ
shipUsed San Cristóbal ⓘ
Santa María de la Consolación ⓘ
Santiago ⓘ
sponsor Crown of Castile ⓘ

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Spanish conquest of Florida → hasPart → Ponce de León expedition of 1513 ⓘ
Ponce de León expedition of 1513 → followedBy → Ponce de León expedition of 1513 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ponce de León expedition to Florida of 1521