April 2, 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida.By 1737,
April 2, 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida.By 1737, more was known about the geography of the United States-to-be, but understanding of California was still fairly fuzzy.Book: Gordon, Patrick. Geography anatomiz’d, or, The geographical grammar… London: printed for J. and P. Knapton [et al], 1737. -- source link
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