Thursday, January 9, 2014

Tallahassee

State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida.  Florida was discovered by Juan Ponce de  Leon on Easter Sunday (March 27,1513)
 He named it La Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was Easter season, which the Spaniards called Pascua Florida (Festival of Flowers).  The precise location of their landing has been disputed by historians but most likely it occurred at St. Augustine or a small harbor to the south that bears his name.  

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