Florida - The Sunshine State

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Florida - The Sunshine State

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Carlos Vieira

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The Sunshine State

Primarily supporting Florida's tourism industry, this nickname references the great measure of sunshine that falls upon the state each year.
Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the shores of northeast Florida in April of 1513. He called the area "la Florida" in honor of Spain's Eastertime celebration "Pascua florida" (feast of the flowers).
He never discovered the legendary Fountain of Youth but, if it exists, it could well be somewhere in Florida. Perhaps one of the 58.9 million tourists that visited the Sunshine State in 1999 knows where it is?

Florida, over the years has become one of the worlds strongest tourist magnets, with sun soaked beaches and crystal springs. And with a little help from a mouse, Walt Disney World continues to lure more visitors than any other single attraction anywhere in the world. A word of caution, "Watch out for alligators." Once endangered, alligators have made a strong comeback and have become something of a nuisance. Hold onto your small pets.
As mentioned above, Florida was named by Ponce de Leon in 1512. "la Florida," he called this land, Spanish for flowery, covered with flowers, or abounding in flowers. Historians favor the idea that Ponce de Leon named the state because he discovered it on Easter or Palm Sunday. Others don't discount this theory, but impress upon us that the full flush of spring was on the area and the abundance of flowers in bloom and the "fragrant and delicious odors" certainly played a role.

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November 12th, 2015

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