Pascua Florida
pascua florida pronounced ˈpaskwa floˈɾiða spanish term mean flowery festival feast flower annual celebration juan ponce de leóns arrival state florida holiday normally celebrated april fall date latter part march first week april depending day week april fall andor governor discretion pascua florida day state holiday juan ponce de león first known european discover area known florida successful discovery puerto rico one many spanish expedition gold mystical item new land precipitated spain permission encouragement claim land new world one mystical item lured eventually happened florida fountain youth juan ponce de león became governor puerto rico early native told island rich gold magical fountain water would renew person health youth intrigued ponce de leon returned spain seek approval spanish crown search explore island known native bimini february king ferdinand approved ponce de leon request search island rd march three ship left port san german puerto rico search island bimini landed floridian shore time april april named area la florida honor pascua florida spain easter time celebration expedition believed discovery large island ponce de leon named island pascua florida pascua florida day commemorates arrival juan ponce de león shore state florida florida known flower state connection ponce de leon pascua florida since entry legislature holiday specific celebratory act usually culminates period retrospection florida rich history preceding event led pascua florida day celebrated florida holiday adopted florida law april suggestion mary harrell social study teacher jacksonville florida point week within holiday fall usually march april dubbed pascua florida week honor florida history school child adult alike urged observe time partaking commemorative exercise program pascua florida day usually celebrated april day ponce de león first spotted florida unless fall weekend case governor may declare either preceding friday following monday state day governor florida may issue annual proclamation designating april state day designating week march april pascua florida week calling upon public school citizen florida observe patriotic occasion florida statute section definition pascua