How Florida got its name Philip Kosloski, Aleteia Monday, April 10, 2017 Juan Ponce de León may have been looking for the Fountain of Youth, but the name he gave to what would become America’s 27th state,La Florida, actually derives from the the fact that he came to the peninsula on Palm Sunday, 1513, the holiday traditionally called Pascua Florida (meaning “Flowery Easter”). © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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How Florida got its name
Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
Monday, April 10, 2017