In honor of the upcoming 500th Anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon’s discovery and naming of La Florida, the Coral Gables Museum is proud to present a selection of rare maps and plans of Spanish Florida that trace the European discovery, exploration...
Under the name "XVI century: the arrival of the Spanish to Florida” the competition has provided grade school students from 1st to 12th grade, yet another year to express their imagination through art and writing.
The Third Edition of the...
The second edition of the “Spanish Heritage History Bee,” inspired by the famous “spelling bee” model, will award students that can best demonstrate their understanding of Spain’s long influence in Florida’s colonial past.The contest is only one of...
Alvaro Armada, Count Guemes, direct descendent of Pedro Menendez de Aviles has proposed that universities around the country, take advantage of the V centenary of Florida to examine his historical archive of Revilla-Gigedo. This private archive...
The Spain – Florida Foundation 500 Years is proud to announce a new design for our website.
The new design will provide readers a space to comment on news. As long as the reader is signed on to Facebook or gmail, the reader will have the...
The meeting highlighted the important commemorations of Juan Ponce de Leons landing on Florida shores in 1513, and the many activities planned for... Read more
The Spain – Florida Foundation 500 Years is proud to announce a new design for our website.
The new design will provide readers a space to... Read more