[DOC] [TLE] Spanish Requirement of 1513 - Wikipedia [PAR] The Spanish Requirement of 1513 (Requerimiento) was a declaration by the 
Spanish ... The Requerimiento probably had its inspiration from sources as early 
as the 8th century ... However, the Dominican friars who arrived at the Spanish 
settlement at .... The Spanish Requirement, issued in the names of King 
Ferdinand and... [DOC] [TLE] Conquistador - Wikipedia [PAR] Conquistadors /kkstdrz is a term used to refer to the soldiers and 
explorers of the ... They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 
16th, 17th and ... Many foreigners Hispanicised their names and/or converted to 
Catholicism to .... Several writers have also suggested the Portuguese were the 
first... [DOC] [TLE] Loading Loading. Loading.. Loading... HISPANIC HISTORY IN THE ... [PAR] 1903 Panama revolts against its mother country, Colombia, and becomes an ... 
Under the treaty with Panama for the canal, the United States controls rights to 
the .... 1513 African slaves are first introduced to Puerto Rico by the Spanish. .... 
Amazed by the beauty of the land he names it "Pasqua Florida," or Feast of 
Flowers. [DOC] [TLE] Florida facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Named in 1513 by Juan Ponce de Len, who landed 
... Florida extends 361 mi (581 km) e-w; its maximum n-s extension is 447 mi (719 
km). .... Flatwoods consist of open forests and an abundance of flowers, including 
more ..... The Spanish established a settlement at Pensacola in 1698, but it too... [DOC] [TLE] Why do states have names and nicknames? - Handy Answer Book [PAR] Almost half of the states have names of that come from Native American 
languages; for example, Arizona probably came from the Indian word arizonac, 
meaning ... Juan Ponce de Len named Florida after the Spanish words Pascua 
florida, ... abundant flowers, and beautiful beaches, so the state name embodies 
both... [DOC] [TLE] Florida | history - geography - state, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] Florida shares a land border with only two other states, both along its ... in 1513, 
named the territory La Florida (meaning The Flower in Spanish), and claimed it 
for Spain. ... The climate and scenery of the Sunshine State have long attracted 
..... Immigrants from northern Spain came to Tampa about the time of World War I,
... [DOC] [TLE] A Sketch of Early "Far West" by Henry Howe in 1857 [PAR] Spain, for many years, claimed the whole of the country. ... Sailing from that 
island in March, 1513, he discovered an unknown country, which he named 
Florida, from the abundance of its flowers, the trees being covered with blossoms, 
and ... Gulf of the St. Lawrence River on the north, all of which bore the name of 
Florida. [DOC] [TLE] Fun Facts - Florida History and Facts [PAR] What state first declared independence from England? ... Sunday in 1513, Ponce 
de Leon so named the land for its abundance of flowers and ... He may not have 
found the fountain to prevent his getting older, but he did ... Name Origin: Spanish
. ... Louisiana purchase, colonized the area, refusing to adhere to Spanish rule. [DOC] [TLE] Viva La Florida! - Florida Wildflower Foundation [PAR] In March 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in the land he would name La 
Florida, land of flowers, in honor of. Spain's Easter season, Pascua Florida. The 
abundant spring wildflowers ... wildflowers, from the state wildflower, Coreopsis, 
to beauties that ... While C. basalisis native to the U.S., its nativity to Florida 
continues... [DOC] [TLE] Kite-Powell, Charting the Land of Flowers [PAR] Strassburg Ptolemy, published in 1513 as a refinement of Claudis Ptolemy's 
world map, but without ... Spain and other powerful European ... as the United 
States of America and the ... was abundant gold. ... to Old Tampa Bay and gave it 
the name ... panhandle a month after the colonists arrived. Aside from the loss of 
human. [DOC] [TLE] Exploring Florida -

Question: An abundance of flowers gave this state its name when the Spanish arrived in 1513
Answer: Florida