The current flag of the State of Florida was largely influenced by the Cross of Burgundy, a flag used by Spain from 1506 to 1843 to signify its presence outside of the country. The Cross of Burgundy flag has a white background and two red branches...

By Dr. J. Michael Francis, curator of Imagining La FloridaFive hundred years ago, Juan Ponce de León landed on what he believed was another Caribbean Island. In honor of the Pascua Florida, or Easter Sunday, he named the...

The Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano will arrive in Miami on Wednesday, May 1. The ship will dock at Bicentennial Park, where it will be open for public visits from May 2 to 5. Please refer to this schedule (subject to...

The training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano is coming to Miami under the command of Captain Alfonso Gómez Fernández de Córdoba, who has been the commanding officer of the training ship since September 2011.Originally from Madrid, Captain Gómez...

In honor of the 500th anniversary of Ponce de León's arrival in Florida the Spain-Florida Foundation is proud to welcome to Miami, the third largest tall ship in the world, the Spanish Naval training vessel Juan Sebastian de Elcano.The ship would be...