Historical place archive

Florida in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Florida in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1513–1821

Historical events in Florida

1513

1513
Discovery of Florida
Juan de Bermudez · Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Florida, meaning floral

1821

17 July 1821
Rule of Florida
Ferdinand VII · House of Bourbon

Spain cedes Folrida to the USA

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and Florida. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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