what did christopher colombus have to do with florida?
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He used to have a condo there that he would visit during his summer sailings from Portugal
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bet it all on Florida
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He's in Florida. His father died and he went there for the funeral.
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Because there is such a thing as retribution or payback.  She was the main player in Bush' takeover of the electoral votes in Florida and people down there have good memories.  Considering what a mess Bush has made, the People want the main cause of the Bush problem out with a jovial song, "So Long it hasn't been good to know you."  Way to go Florida
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Ponce de León, Juan\n(pŏns d  lē´ŏn, Span. hwän pōn´thā dā lāōn´) , c.1460—1521, Spanish explorer, first Westerner to reach Florida. He served against the Moors of Granada, and in 1493 he accompanied Columbus on his second voyage to America. From 1502 to 1504 he assisted in the conquest of Higuey (the eastern part of Hispaniola, now the Dominican Republic) and was made governor of that province. After finding gold on Boriquén (Puerto Rico) in 1508, he conquered the island and, as governor (1509—12), made a fortune in gold, slaves, and land. Hearing tales from the Carib of a wonderfully rich island called Bimini, said to be N of Cuba, Ponce de León secured a commission (1512) to conquer and colonize that land. There is a legend that he was seeking a spring with waters having the power of restoring youth. From Puerto Rico on Mar. 3, 1513, with three vessels, he sailed NE through the Bahamas, sighting the Florida peninsula (which he took to be an island) late in March and landing near the site of St. Augustine early in April. Probably because his arrival in Florida occurred at the time of the Easter feast (Pascua Florida), Ponce de León named the land (which he claimed for Spain) La Florida. He turned south, exploring the coast to Key West, and proceeded up the west coast as far as Cape Romano. Then, retracing his route, he sailed to Miami Bay via Cuba and from there returned to Puerto Rico, arriving Sept. 21, 1513. After partly pacifying Puerto Rico, which had been in revolt, he sailed to Spain, where the king commissioned him (Sept., 1514) to subdue the Carib of Guadeloupe and to conquer and colonize the "isle of Florida." In 1515 he led an unsuccessful expedition against the Carib and returned to Puerto Rico, where he resided until 1521. With two vessels, 200 men, 50 horses and other domestic animals, and farm implements, he sailed for Florida in 1521. Upon landing on the west coast, probably in the vicinity of Charlotte Harbor or Tampa Bay, his party was fiercely attacked by Native Americans, and he was severely wounded by an arrow. The expedition sailed immediately for Cuba, where Ponce de León soon died.
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JEB, JEB, JEB, JEB, I would love to have Jeb Bush in office. I love Jeb. His political record speaks for itself. Florida has some of the best public schools in the country because of him, not only that but Florida has the best hurricane relief strategies. Maybe New Orleans and Louisiana should ask him how its done seeing how they voted back in there moron, cause they will need it.
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Anthony Coombs, Conservative.
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To the INFAMY of his name!\n\nSorry, too much Spartacus...
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Used to.  Just moved to Florida.
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hoping it will be florida...
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Florida, because if you draw 2 circles coming out of the top of either side of his head then his silouhette looks like Mickey Mouse.
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need to ask jeb .it only matters how he says- is the way to vote in Florida.
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No ! Keep the Minutemen on the Canadian border. We had seventeen supposed prepetrators in Canada and you only had seven.in Florida and they don't look so guilty right now
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Tamiami is a combination of the words "Tampa" and "Miami"
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Have you been in Florida? \n\nThen you will see who is dominating whom
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Eric the red. also Leif Eriksson landed on the east coast way before many.At the time the Vikings were all over the world and they found many places,but they didn't want to claim.I belive there is a plaque in a town on the East coast USA that proves the vikings were there.\nAlso Colombus real name qwaas Kristabel Colon,they changed it to Christopher Colombus so the writing of history would be easier.In your search engine type in Leif Eriksson or Eric the Red and the info should be there.
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Well, at least one of them filled his freezer with cash in the process. At least that showed SOME foresight- a first for any Demoncrat.\n\n\n\nHmm... funny thing how that same upper leadership didn't kill Florida after we got hit by four hurricanes the year before. Same President, same FEMA... but a  Republican governor... hhmm.. I smell fuzzy logic somewhere..