Ponce DE Leon, freed of his governorship, decided to explore areas to the north, where there was rumored to be a fountain of youth that restored the youth of anyone drinking from it.

庞塞·德莱昂，凭借着总督的权利决定考察北部地区，那是传闻中拥有不老泉的地方，据说喝了不老泉的人可以重获青春。

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Ponce DE Leon found a peninsula on the coast of North America, called the new land 'Florida' and chartered a colonizing expedition.

庞塞·德莱昂在北美海岸发现一个半岛，他给这个半岛命名为佛罗里达，并将这当成了一次殖民探险。

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(JIMMY BUFFETT - "VOLCANO") The first European to see the Florida Keys was Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon in the year fifteen-thirteen.

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asked Doctor Heidegger. "The Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon went in search of it centuries ago.

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However, historians now believe that Ponce de Leon landed near Melbourne Beach, about 150 miles south.

BBC: Searching for Florida��s fountain of youth

The Tequestas first came into contact with European colonisers in 1513, when a Spanish explorer, Ponce de Leon, landed in the area.

ECONOMIST: America��s roots

The tale of Ponce de Leon's quixotic quest for the fountain of youth, Mr. Allman points out, was concocted in the 1820s by Washington Irving, the creator of Rip Van Winkle.

WSJ: Book Review: Finding Florida