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New Section: Timeline/Cronología
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1. America's Cradle
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — You tour the "colonial zone" and hear the names of the many amazing people who have lived here, at least for a while, on their way to discovering, exploring and settling the United States and the rest of the Americas. Read more ...
------------ SANTO DOMINGO, República Dominicana – Al recorrer la "zona colonial" escucharas los nombres de las tantas personas fascinantes que allí vivieron, al menos por un tiempo, en su largo recorrido de descubrimiento, exploración y colonización de los Estados Unidos y el resto de las Américas. Lea mas ... |
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — When they take the time to read the writing carved on a marble wall in a particularly dark section of the San Juan Bautista Metropolitan Cathedral here, that's when visitors finally realize they are standing before the gravesite of one of the great Spanish conquistadors. Read more ...
------------ SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Cuando se toman el tiempo para leer la escritura tallada en una de las paredes de mármol en una sección especialmente oscura de la Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista, es cuando los visitantes finalmente se dan cuenta que están parados frente a la tumba de uno de los mas grandes conquistadores Españoles. Lea mas ... |
2. Qur Quincentennial!!
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3. American Discovery Day
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When he discovered the huge landmass now known as the United States, Juan Ponce de Leon decided to call it Florida. It was April 2, 1513, during the "Pascua Florida" season — Spanish for "Flowery Easter" — and that name seemed appropriate as the conquistador and his 200 explorers contemplated the lush vegetation along the shoreline. Read more ...
------------ Cuando descubrió la tierra ahora conocida como los Estados Unidos, Juan Ponce de León decidió llamarla Florida. Era el 2 de abril 1513, durante la temporada de "Pascua Florida" y ese nombre pareció apropiado ya que el conquistador y sus 200 exploradores contemplaban la exuberante vegetación a lo largo de la costa. Lea mas ... |
4. What a Birthday
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We missed another birthday, and most of us didn't even notice!
Whose birthday, you ask? Our own! On April 2, all Americans should have celebrated the 498th anniversary of the discovery of the land that came to be known as the United States of America. I know. History books tell us that April 2, 1513, was the day Juan Ponce de León first sighted and named Florida. But unfortunately, we simply assume that it was only the peninsula we now know as the state of Florida. Read more ... |
5. Florida's 500th Birthday
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My reservations are made; my plans are solid. I'm going to be in Florida on April 2 and 3 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon's great discovery. But it's not really fair. I'm going to a celebration that should be coming to me — and to all of us across this country!
When Florida marks its quincentennial, the whole nation should be celebrating its 500th birthday. After all, on April 2 and 3, 1513, Ponce de Leon didn't just discover and land on what today we know as the State of Florida but on the mainland that later became the United States. Read more ... |
6. The Fountain of Our Hispanic Heritage
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People were shouting "Viva España" and celebrating the great achievements of the Spanish conquistadors in Florida last week. They were dressing up as Spanish explorers, firing muskets and even cannons, listening to history lectures and attending Catholic masses in recognition that Christianity came to America with much more compassion than history tells us.
In two days and two cities, they celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery and landing by Juan Ponce de Leon on the flowery land he called "La Florida." They were showcasing our normally hidden Hispanic heritage, and there I was, in the middle of it all, thanking the Lord for giving me the opportunity to see it with my own eyes. Borrowing a line from baseball, I kept telling myself, "I live for this." Read more ... |
