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		On September 8th, 1565, Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez came ashore at Matanzas Bay, at the current site of the Mission of Nombre de Dios. At the time of the city's founding, Ponce de Leon and other Europeans had been exploring Florida since the early 1500s. The Timucuan Indians were among the many Native American inhabitants of northern Florida, whose wild beauty and legendary treasures like the Fountain of Youth made many nations desire to claim the region as their own.		Potters Wax Museum The Fountain Of Youth Archeological Park The Freedom Schooner The Government House The Mission of Nombre de Dios EXPLORING A NEW WORLD

005.gif 006.gif 007.gif 008.gif	It Is Time to Dance Learn to dance as the Seminoles and other native tribes did (4 pages)	005.pdf 006.pdf 007.pdf 008.pdf
035.gif	Ponce's Search The famous Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon comes to Florida	035.pdf
037.gif 038.gif	Ponce de Leon Scavenger Hunt Cut and match the puzzle pieces to find the treasures that eluded Ponce de Leon (2 pages)	037.pdf 038.pdf
022.gif 023.gif 024.gif	Life on a Spanish Galleon Discover life aboard a 16th-century Spanish warship (3 pages)	022.pdf 023.pdf 024.pdf
016.gif	The Historic Landing On a rainy Easter in 1513, a momentous event took place....	016.pdf

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