Question

Thinking from the perspective of a historian, categorize the various explorers and settlements in Spanish Florida. Give the year each explorer landed and one or more facts about each discovery. B 1.Juan Ponce de León 2.Pánfilo de Narváez 3.Menéndez de Avilés

Answer 1

Florida was part of the Spanish colonial empire.

Step-by-step explanation:

Spanish colonization in Florida began after the arrival of an explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513. After landing on the northeast coast of Florida, he claimed the land and named the area la Florida. Florida also attracted other European nation to explore the region. France also sends an expedition in 1562 through Jean Ribault to explore the area. René Goulaine de Laudonnière establishes Fort Caroline.

The presence of the French in Florida led to the hasten across the Atlantic by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to remove French and establish a colony. Menéndez arrived in 1565 and established the first permanent settlement.

Pánfilo de Narváez was an explorer and soldier from Spain who helped conquer Cuba in 1511. He also led an expedition to North America in 1527. He claimed Tampa Bay for Spain in 1528 when his ship landed on the west coast of Florida after surviving from a hurricane.