What is History of Florida?
[[File:1527-TeraFlorida.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A map of 'Tera Florida' dated to 1524]] The '''history of [[Florida]]''' began when the first [[Native Americans]] came to live in the [[peninsula]] about 14,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-20/news/fl-fau-ice-age-20140919_1_human-bones-ancient-dna-florida-atlantic-university |title=Ancient DNA could unlock South Florida secrets |author=Ken Kaye |date=20 September 2014 |publisher=SunSentinel |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927210422/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-20/news/fl-fau-ice-age-20140919_1_human-bones-ancient-dna-florida-atlantic-university |url-status=dead }}</ref> They left behind [[artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s and [[Archaeology|archeological]] [[evidence]]. [[Writing|Written]] [[history]] begins with the arrival of [[Europe]]ans to Florida. In 1513, the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[explorer]] [[Juan Ponce de León]] kept the first records.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/a-brief-history/european-exploration-and-colonization/ |title=European Exploration and Colonization |publisher=State of Florida, Florida Department of State |access-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> Florida was the first part of the United States to be settled by Europeans. [[St. Augustine, Florida]] is the oldest continually occupied settlement in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_augustin_1.html |title=A Spanish Expedition Established St. Augustine in Florida September 8, 1565 |publisher=Library of Congress|access-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> From 1565, it was founded by European and [[African-American people|African-American]] [[settler]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.staugustinegovernment.com/visitors/nations-oldest-city.cfm |title=The Nation's Oldest City |publisher=City of St. Augustine |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=22 January 2015 |archive-url=https: