Europeans Find Florida!

Today is the 499th anniversary of the day Ponce de Leon discovered Florida. He would later go on to discover the Florida Keys, naming them "Los Martires" - The Martyrs. After stopping in Key West and naming it "Cayo Hueso" - or Bone Island - because of all of the bones that littered the island, Ponce de Leon would finish exploring the Florida Keys by placing the Dry Tortugas on the map as "Los Tortugas" - The Turtles - because of all the turtles that were to be caught there.