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Florida was named by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in
1513. He called the region "La Florida", roughly translated as Land
of the Flowers. He probably chose this name because he was impressed
by the many colorful flowers and because he sighted it on Easter,
which is called "Pascua Florida" in Spanish. Ponce de Leon, in
search of the elusive fountain of youth, was the first European to
explore Florida. Statehood for Florida came in 1845 (27th state).
St. Augustine, founded by the Spanish in 1565, is the oldest
permanent European settlement in the continental United States.
Florida is one of the leading tourist states in the United States.
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