Pascua Florida
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Pascua Florida is an annual celebration of Juan Ponce de León's arrival in what is now the state of Florida in 1513. While the holiday is normally celebrated on April 2, it can fall on any date betwee
Flowers in the State of Florida
Flowers in Florida.
Fountain of Youth
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The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring that supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted around the world for thousands
Pascua Florida
…and encouragement to claim more lands in the new world. One such mystical item that lured him to what eventually happened to be Florida, was the Fountain of Youth. Juan Ponce de León became governor of Puerto Rico during the early 1500s. The natives told him of an island that was rich in gold and had a magical…
The Fountain of Youth, 1546 painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Persian miniature depicting Khidr and Alexander watching the Water of Life revive a salted fish
French 14th-century ivory mirror case with a Fountain of Youth
19th-century German artist's impression of Juan Ponce de León and his explorers drinking from a spring in Florida while supposedly seeking the Fountain of Youth