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Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain, launching the first permanent Europ
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Ponce de León Claims Florida for Spain

Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain, launching the first permanent European settlement in what becomes the United States. This act transforms the peninsula from a mythical island into a strategic foothold that triggers centuries of colonial rivalry and reshapes the demographic landscape of North America.

April 8, 1513

513 years ago

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