response: I'm not sure, but the first written records of Florida came from Ponce de Leon when he arrived in 1513.
original_response: There was a spanish explorer that visited in 1513. I think that's who gave it the name but I'm not certain
history: Florida is such a diverse state with so many climates That's interesting, Did you know Florida is a Spanish word that means land of flowers? oh how interesting! Are there lots of different flowers there I wonder
knowledge: Written history begins with the arrival of Europeans to Florida; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.