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- Florida, history [r]: Acquired by the U.S. in 1821 and remained a peripheral state until the late 20th century, when migrants from cold-weather areas relocated giving it the 4th largest population by 2000. [e]
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- Juan Ponce de León [r]: Spanish conquistador in the Americas, settled Puerto Rico, first governor of Puerto Rico, 'discovered' Florida. [e]
- Pánfilo de Narváez [r]: Spanish conquistador in the Americas, led expedition to Mexico opposed to Hernando Cortes, defeated by Cortes; lead disasterous expedition to Florida in 1527, where he died. [e]
- Hernando de Soto [r]: Participated in the conquest of Peru, led expedition to Florida in 1539 that wandered across the southeastern United States until his death in 1542. [e]
- St. Augustine, Florida [r]: Capital of Spanish Florida, oldest continuously occupied, European founded city in the United States (outside of Puerto Rico). [e]
- Alvar Núńez Cabeza de Vaca [r]: Treasurer of the Narváez expedition, 1528-1536, one of four survivors, he wrote an account of the expedition. [e]
