So De Leon called the new land Florida.

For the Spaniards were a very religious people and usually named their lands and settlements from saints or religious events.

De Leon then sailed around the southern end of Florida and back to the West Indies.

In 1521 he again visited Florida, was wounded by an Indian arrow, and returned home to die.
[Sidenote: Discovery of the Mississippi.] [Sidenote: Conquest of Mexico.] 12.

Spanish Voyages and Conquests .-- Spanish sailors and conquerors now appeared in quick succession on the northern and western shores of the Gulf of Mexico.