Florida's a pretty great state, what do you think of it?
So Florida means "Land of Flowers" in Spanish
I did not know that. There is a lot of Spanish influence in the state.
There is.  Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon explored the land in the 1500s.
I heard he was a highly influential figure in the shaping of America
in 1516, after which Ponce de León again traveled to Spain to defend his grants and titles. He would not return to Puerto Rico for two years.
In 1521, Ponce de León finally returned to southwest Florida with the first large-scale attempt to establish a Spanish colony in what is now the continental United States. However, the native Calusa people fiercely resisted the incursion, and he was seriously wounded in a skirmish. The colonization attempt was abandoned, and its leader died from his wounds soon after returning to
Leon County, Florida
Leon County is a county located in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of 2017 Census estimates, the population was 290,292.
The county seat is Tallahassee. This is also designated as the state capital and is a center of politicians, lobbyists, jurists, and attorneys.
Leon County is included in the Tallahassee metropolitan area. Tallahassee is home to two of Florida's major public universities, Florida State University and